https://choiceisanillusion.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/new-york-media-release-06-03-16.pdf
FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dore: "New York's new assisted suicide bills, if enacted, will allow the perfect crime. They will encourage people with years to live to throw away their lives."
Contact: Margaret Dore (206) 697-1217
Albany, NY -- Attorney Margaret Dore, president of Choice is an Illusion, which has fought assisted suicide legalization efforts in many states, including New York, made the following statement in connection with bills pending before the New York State Legislature:
“There are new bills seeking to legalize ‘medical aid in dying,’ which is a euphemism for assisted suicide,” said Dore. (A. 10059 and S. 7579)
“A central problem with the bills is that a person assisting a suicide can have his or her own agenda,” Dore said. “For example, if the person will financially benefit from the patient’s death due to an inheritance, he or she will have a motivation to be sure that the death goes through. This may or may not be consistent with the patient’s choice.”
Friday, June 3, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
New York: Vote “No” on A. 10059 and S. 7579
New York's assisted suicide bills are deceptively written, stacked against the patient and a recipe for elder abuse. For a one page handout, click here. For more in depth information, click here
Bill Highlights
1. A. 10059 and S. 7579 seek to legalize “medical aid in dying,” a euphemism for assisted suicide and euthanasia. There is no requirement that eligible patients be dying.
2. Patients are instead required to have a prediction of less than six months to live. In real life, such predictions are often wrong.
3. Predictions are wrong due to misdiagnosis and because predicting life expectancy is an inexact science. See e.g., Jessica Firger, “12 million Americans misdiagnosed each year,” CBS NEWS, 4/17/14, at http://www.cbsnews.com/news/12-million-americans-misdiagnosed-each-year-study-says
Bill Highlights1. A. 10059 and S. 7579 seek to legalize “medical aid in dying,” a euphemism for assisted suicide and euthanasia. There is no requirement that eligible patients be dying.
2. Patients are instead required to have a prediction of less than six months to live. In real life, such predictions are often wrong.
3. Predictions are wrong due to misdiagnosis and because predicting life expectancy is an inexact science. See e.g., Jessica Firger, “12 million Americans misdiagnosed each year,” CBS NEWS, 4/17/14, at http://www.cbsnews.com/news/12-million-americans-misdiagnosed-each-year-study-says
Sunday, May 22, 2016
South Africa: Dore Expert Witness Affidavit
Below, an excerpt from the expert witness affidavit of Attorney Margaret K. Dore, filed in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, SCA Case No: 531/2015.
The affidavit, including attachments, can be viewed by clicking here.
The Oregon and Washington Acts
12. The
Oregon and Washington "Death with Dignity Acts" legalize
physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia as those terms are traditionally
defined. See memo, pp. 2-3 (regarding
definitions) at "MD."
Friday, May 20, 2016
Media Release: Carter has been proved wrong; new law needed to prohibit assisted suicide & euthanasia
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Canada’s Bill C-14, which seeks to codify assisted suicide and euthanasia, is a recipe for elder abuse. Recommendations by the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee do not solve the bill’s problems. The bill violates the Canadian Supreme Court case, Carter v Canada.
Recent news stories have proven Carter wrong. This justifies a new look at the issue, including time for more study or a new law prohibiting euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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