“The Importance of ‘Living Dyingly’”

Wesley Smith discusses the experience of his father when ding and voices his opposition to assisted suicide. Visit: “The Importance of ‘Living Dyingly’”

Assisted Suicide Statistics from Washington -Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog

"The first dehumanizing assisted suicide “statistics” from Washington are in, with 36 people reportedly overdosing themselves via lethally prescribed drugs in the first year." Visit: Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog:

Secondhand Smoke: Your 24/7 Seminar on Bioethics and the Importance of Being Human: The Washington State Assisted Suicide Campaign

Editor's note: Wesley Smith writes: "There isn't space in a blog to fully describe the piece (from the New York Times magazine published prior to the election on assisted suicide.) So, let's just focus on two things. First, this is an 'I-I,' 'me-me' agenda of the elites and Establishment-types like Gardner. Here Governor Gardner describes his reasons for promoting assisted suicide: As he (Gardner) states in the piece:

'Why do this?' he asked, turning from the other tables toward me. 'I want to be involved in public life. I was looking for an issue, and this one fell in my lap. One advantage I have in this thing is that people like me. 'The other'--his leprechaun eyes lost their glint; his fleshy cheeks seemed to harden, his lips to thin, his face to reshape itself almost into a square--'is that my logic is impeccable. My life, my death, my control.'" (Editor's Note: Nothing like self delusion!) To continue with the Wesley Smith blog post visit:
Secondhand Smoke: Your 24/7 Seminar on Bioethics and the Importance of Being Human: The Washington State Assisted Suicide Campaign Begins:

Sue Cirba writes: Why focus on assisted suicide now? Everyone expects the Obama administration to concentrate on promoting abortion wherever they can, but not as many are aware that Obama will just as vehemently promote assisted suicide. Billionaire George Soros who has heavily contributed to the Democrats, will now expect to be repaid. Remember it is Soros who bankrolls the extremists at MoveOn.org so a network is in place to reach the grassroots liberals, exert political pressure and continue to raise money.

The New Atlantis » Ten Years of "Death with Dignity"

"The Oregon Death with Dignity Act (ODDA), which permits physicians to write a prescription for lethal drugs to qualified terminally ill patients, has been in effect for a little over a decade. It has, from October 1997 to the present, been the only such statute in the United States permitting what is variously called “physician-assisted suicide,” “physician aid in dying,” or “death with dignity” (the statute refers to the procedure as the ending of life in a “humane and dignified manner”). However, in the November 2008 election, citizens in the state of Washington will have an opportunity to vote on ballot initiative I-1000, a measure that is essentially the same as the Oregon statute. The advocacy group promoting I-1000 has drawn on features of the Oregon experience to indicate that the Oregon law is “very safe and effective” and that “aid in dying is working.” To weigh the claims made by supporters and opponents of the proposed Washington state initiative, we ought to carefully examine the first decade of Oregon’s experience with physician-assisted suicide." oip
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Physician Assisted Suicide: The New Atlantis » Rita Marker on I-1000

"In this interview, Rita L. Marker, executive director of the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, discusses I-1000, the physician-assisted-suicide initiative on the ballot in Washington state in the 2008 elections, as well as the history of physician-assisted suicide over the past decade in the neighboring state of Oregon. (For more on this subject, see Courtney S. Campbell’s essay “Ten Years of ‛Death with Dignity’” in the Fall 2008 New Atlantis.) [October 22, 2008]" For this 15 minute recorded interview visit:
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Secondhand Smoke: Your 24/7 Seminar on Bioethics and the Importance of Being Human: Dire Straits: Assisted Suicide Passes in Washington State

Secondhand Smoke: Your 24/7 Seminar on Bioethics and the Importance of Being Human: Dire Straits: Assisted Suicide Passes in Washington State: "The culture of death once again has the wind in its sails after being moribund, at least as to assisted suicide, since 1994. There are many reasons for the loss having to do with the overwhelming financial backing from all around the world in favor of assisted suicide, to a popular former governor as spokesperson, an in-the-tank media that were full cheerleaders for the pro side, to a local campaign in opposition that was, to put it politely, very disappointing in its vision, imagination,and execution.

But none of that matters now. Here's what we face: There are very powerful people of the George Soros stripe, with a great deal of money, who are committed to pushing this agenda throughout the nation."

Local News | Wash. voters approve assisted suicide initiative | Seattle Times Newspaper

The election of Obama and an increase in Senate Democrats was not the only bad news for pro-life America.
"Washington the second state to give terminally ill people the option of medically assisted suicide.
The ballot measure, patterned after Oregon's 'Death with Dignity' law, allows a terminally ill person to be prescribed lethal medication, which would be self-administered.
With about 43 percent of the expected vote counted Tuesday in unofficial returns, I-1000 was being approved by a margin of about 58 percent to about 42 percent." Visit:
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California Approves Nurse-Assisted Suicide

Somehow I missed this one - California Governor approves assisted suicide. Add California to the list of states I won't be visiting.

"SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially approved an assisted suicide measure allowing nurses to sedate, dehydrate and starve depressed or confused individuals they consider to be 'terminally ill.'" For more visit:
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Wesley J. Smith on the Bill O'Reilly Show today. topic: Assisted Suicide

Wesley J. Smith who addressed the Respect Life Prayer Breakfast in Scranton in January will be on the Bill O'Reilly Show. In Northeast PA that would usually be found on WILK Radio 910am or 980am betweem 10:00 PM and midnight. Tony Snow is the guest host. Locally we have a rebroadcast since the local station went with left-wing local talker Steve Corbett in place of the nationally syndicated O'Reilly.

From Smith's Blog: "Guesting on Bill O'Reilly Radio Factor Today" - "I am doing the Bill O' Reilly radio show today, guest host Tony Snow. The time is set for 1:30 Eastern, 10:30 Pacific. Topic, assisted suicide. The show is syndicated so it may play at different times in your area, should you wish to tune in. Or, it can be live streamed here." Secondhand Smoke: "Guesting on Bill O'Reilly Radio Factor Today. You will have to go to Secondhand Smoke to hear the live stream of his interview which redirects to O'Reilly's site.