The case states that assisted suicide laws are situated within a long history of American state laws and practices which directly harm and discriminate against people with disabilities on the grounds that those peoples’ lives are not as worthy of protecting as others.
Alex Schadenberg has always stayed out of Church politics but now feels strongly that the Pontifical Academy for Life chief must step down as president.
'But an assisted death isn't what I'm looking for,' Alexandria Nassopoulos said. 'I have a dark sense of humour (chronic disabilities will do that to a person), but not that dark.'
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition pointed to a recommendation to amend the eligibility criteria to include minors as one of the most concerning parts of the report.
Let's be clear. Everyone deserves excellent end-of-life care but unless the hospice industry is cleaned up, there will be a greater push for assisted suicide.