News articles
Arrests open new front in assisted suicide fight
Last week four members of a suspected assisted suicide ring were arrested. They are accused of helping western New York native 58-year-old John Celmer commit suicide last year in Georgia.
Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2009
Widow Speaks Out About Assisted Suicide Arrests
John Celmer's widow found information from the Final Exit Network inside the home where her husband died. Authorities say they've found evidence that the group may be involved in as many as three hundred deaths in at least 7 different states.
WXIA, Channel 11, Feb. 28, 2009
Sunnyside Hospital opts out of new Death with Dignity law
Sunnyside Community Hospital will not participate in the state's new Death With Dignity Act that takes effect next week, a decision likely to be followed by other hospitals in Yakima County.
Yakima Herald, Feb. 25, 2009
'Right to die' can become a 'duty to die'
Vulnerable people can be bullied into assisted suicide, believes Wesley Smith.
Telegraph.co.uk, Feb. 21, 2009
Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients
Study finds 1 in 4 terminally ill not getting treatment that could influence decision.
US News & World Report, Oct. 8, 2008
Assisted suicide: Conspiracy and control
We must comment on two realities: first, the group controlling assisted suicide in Oregon is also the group controlling what the public is told; second, the claim that Oregon is a leader in improved end-of-life care because of assisted suicide is inaccurate.
Kenneth R. Stevens, William L. Toffler, The Oregonian, Sept. 24, 2008
Washington state's assisted-suicide measure: Don't go there
Still, even though Washington's initiative closely parallels Oregon's law, we won't be endorsing it.
The Oregonian Editorial Board, The Oregonian, Sept. 21, 2008
Oregon's Suicidal Approach to Health Care
Oregon seems to have found a surefire way to lower health care costs: Tell the patient you'll pay for drugs that will end her life, but not those that would extend her life.
Rita Marker, American Thinker, Sept. 14, 2008