This Blog considers assisted suicide/euthanasia, bioethics, human cloning, biotechnology, radical environmentalism, and the dangers of animal rights/liberation. My views expressed here, as in my books and other writings, reflect my understanding that the philosophy of human exceptionalism is the bedrock of universal human rights. Or, to put it another way: human life matters. (The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of any organization with which I am affiliated.)
I have written some more about the requirement in California's A.B. 374, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, that Catholic nursing homes, in-patient hospice facilities, and other health care providers permit assisted suicide to take place on premises. It is over at the First Things blog.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 8:52 AM
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I am a Senior Fellow in Human Rights and Bioethics at the Discovery Institute and the author of 12 books, including A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy, which is relevant to the issues considered by this blog.
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Over at Crunchy Con, Rod Dreher referenced my FT piece, kicking up a little dust. One commenter there pointed out that 7195 (b)(2) declares that the "intent" of the legislature "that this legislation be strictly construed and not expanded in any manner." That would mean that since the legislation only permits an acute care hospital to refuse to permit assisted suicides on premises, could not be expanded to include nursing homes, in-patient hospice facilities, etc. Seals the deal on my interpretation.
This is to prevent the unwilling from not being complicit in assisted suicide. How like the death culture.
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Ah, so if I get this right, they put a supposed "conscience clause" in there allowing a "provider" to refuse to provide assisted suicide. Then this is used to contradict what you say about "forced cooperation." But you're still right, because even if a doctor can't be forced to prescribe the overdose (for example), the facility can be forced to sit by while he does so. Normally, facilities get to set policies (like, no abortions) and have punishments (like denial of privileges) for doctors who violate them. But not here.
Give Lydia a cigar. Exactly.
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