Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Oregon Assisted Suicides Without Symptoms

Here are some more important points in the newly released study, which I discussed more extensively here, that I think deserve special note. It turns out doctors have written lethal prescriptions for patients who weren't yet suffering serious symptoms of their disease:

No physical symptoms experienced at the time of the request were rated higher than 2 on the 1–5 scale. In most cases, future concerns about physical symptoms were rated as more important than physical symptoms present at the time of the request.
Also, I have charged that the Hemlock Society (now called the euphemistic Compassion and Choices) is really in charge of assisted suicide in Oregon, noting for example that it publishes its own statistics. The study authors used the organization to find their interviewees, which confirms my suspicion:
Compassion and Choices, the referring agency for 82% of the participants, identified 180 potentially eligible family members of whom 68 (38%) participated.
What do you think the chances of the mainstream media picking up on these important findings? Yea, slim and none. I'll let you know if I am wrong.

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At March 04, 2008 , Blogger Mort Corey said...

McCain will likely propose some type of national service (ie conscription, or involuntary servitude if you will) and suggest universal coverage for those so enrolled. He will then have sufficient manpower for the future war(s) and change the National Anthem to "Onward Christian Soldiers".

I fail to see the necessity of the federal governments' involvement in "healthcare", other than to promote another crisis. It really shouldn't be a concern of government at all....unless it's means to keep the cattle fat and productive.

Mort (who is not looking forward to any of these scary clowns taking the throne)

 

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