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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Why DC Act 21-577 Must Be Rejected
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Dr. Charles Bentz, MD, Joins Choice is an Illusion Board
Our Board Members are Margaret K. Dore, Esq., MBA, Dr. Charles J. Bentz, MD and Kate Kelly, B.ED, B.A.
He is a primary care physician specializing in Internal Medicine in Oregon, OR.
Dr. Bentz has extensive work in tobacco cessation programs and policies in both health care and commercial businesses.
Welcome Dr. Bentz!
“Choice” is an Illusion thanks and appreciates Elizabeth Poiana for her contributions and service as a 2016 Board Member.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Quick Facts: District of Columbia B21-38
By Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
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Margaret Dore Esq., MBA, Councilmember Yvette Alexander |
1. Overview
B21-38 legalizes physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia as those terms are traditionally defined. Legally authorized participants include health care providers and family members.
2. Definitions
Assisted suicide means that someone provides the means and/or information for another person to commit suicide. When a physician is involved,
Saturday, October 29, 2016
The Oregon Experience is B.S.
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The claim by assisted suicide proponents, that Oregon's law is safe, cannot be independently verified: (1) Studies making the claim are invalid; (2) Oregon's data cannot be verified; and (3) Even law enforcement is denied access to information.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Soyer: Who has the Choice in Assisted Suicide?
http://daily-iowan.com/2016/10/25/soyer-who-has-the-choice-in-assisted-suicide
I am a very large supporter of individual choices and the right for individuals to make choices in regard to their own lives. Though, in the context of California’s most recent legislation concerning assisted suicide, the idea of “choice” may be disputed rather than upheld.
Stephanie Packer, a woman living in California who has a terminal form of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, recently came out saying that her insurance company denied her coverage of chemotherapy but said it would cover doctor-assisted suicide. The insurance originally was going to cover her chemo, but then the End of Life Option Act went into effect on June 9. . .
Soon after this law was passed, Packer received a letter from her insurance company saying it was no longer going to cover her treatment, although the life-ending drugs would be covered.
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Hannah Soyer |
Stephanie Packer, a woman living in California who has a terminal form of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, recently came out saying that her insurance company denied her coverage of chemotherapy but said it would cover doctor-assisted suicide. The insurance originally was going to cover her chemo, but then the End of Life Option Act went into effect on June 9. . .
Soon after this law was passed, Packer received a letter from her insurance company saying it was no longer going to cover her treatment, although the life-ending drugs would be covered.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Brittany Maynard's Story Sends the Wrong Message to Young People
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Will Johnston, MD |
I agree with the Gazette editorial board that legal assisted suicide sends the wrong message to young people. ("Vote 'no' on more suicide," 09/26/16). I also write to describe the damaging impact of the highly publicized case of Brittany Maynard, on my young adult patient who became actively suicidal after watching her video. I understand that her story is now being used to promote assisted suicide legalization in Colorado.
Ms. Maynard died in November 2014. A month later, I was presented with my young adult patient during an emergency appointment. He was physically healthy. His mother told me that he had been acting oddly and talking about death.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Montana: Say "No" to the Oregon Experience
By Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
To view pdf version with footnotes, click here.
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and long-lasting.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Denver Post Switches Sides: Votes "NO" on Prop. 106
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Nancy Valko on Oregon: What hides in the dark?
"No other area of medical practice-even lethal injection-is allowed such secrecy and immunity." Nancy Valko, RN
Edited by Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
Note two provisions in Oregon's law:
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"What hides in the dark?" |
Note two provisions in Oregon's law:
“The Health Services shall make rules to facilitate the collection of information regarding compliance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897. Except as otherwise required by law, the information collected shall not be a public record and may not be made available for inspection by the public.” (Only an “an annual statistical report of information” is made public.) (Emphasis added.)
And
“No person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for participating in good faith compliance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897. ” (Emphasis added.)
There is also no requirement that the doctor or anyone else witness or even be present at the lethal overdose.
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