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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Physician assisted suicide is when the physician provides the necessary knowledge and means but the act is completed by the person themselves.
Physician-assisted suicide is legal in only one state - Oregon - but other states are considering it.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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As in the case of euthanasia there is in assisted suicide an intention that the patient's life be shortened or terminated—or at least there is a freely given concurrence with the patient's intention to that effect.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide - what saith the scriptures?
Most Christians agree that euthanasia and assisted suicide are not God's will and therefore never options.
These criteria can illuminate whether another exception should be carved out for doctor-assisted suicide or active euthanasia.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Assisted suicide and euthanasia are not acts of mercy but acts that are never morally acceptable.
Physician desire for euthanasia and assisted suicide - would physicians practice what they preach?
And in this room, if anyone here thinks assisted suicide euthanasia is a sin or wrong, you mean you can think better than Jefferson!
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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The Pain Relief Promotion Act would prevent the prescription of controlled drugs for assisted suicide or euthanasia while fostering their use to alleviate pain.
We are committed to ending the tragedies of abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, and the education and promotion of these issues.
Euthanasia and assisted suicide can appear a reasonable and even compassionate solution to the suffering of individuals and families struggling with illness or the dying process.
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