What assisted suicide advocates say for public consumption versus what they say in private often differs, and 'Dr. Death' gave us a glimpse into his actual beliefs.
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, by a 70 to 56 vote, has been affirmed 'in principle' and will face two more parliamentary hurdles before becoming law.
Delaware House Bill 140 allows a person who has been diagnosed as 'terminally' ill with less than six months to live to qualify for drugs that would end his or her life.
Much like abortion, advocates frame assisted suicide as a matter of ‘choice’ when they are the ones who burden vulnerable people with a terrible decision that no person should have to make, which may seem more like an obligation to die, which is no choice at all.
Scottish support for assisted suicide is less than 50% when it applies to people who are not terminally ill, and yet Scotland's proposed euthanasia bill permits people who are not terminally ill to be killed by euthanasia.
‘Catholics for Compassion, made up of caring and committed advocates, will serve as a great resource for practicing Catholics as they think about their end-of-life journey,’ said the president of the group's parent company.