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“We are not given the resources to investigate [assisted-suicide cases] and not only do we not have the resources to do it, but we do not have any legal authority to insert ourselves.”1 Dr. Katrina Hedberg, Oregon Department of Human Services Some Oregon and Washington State Assisted Suicide Abuses and Complications Under Oregon and Washington State’s lax oversight, these are some of the documented abuses and complications that have come to light. This list includes abuses [...] ...

“We are not given the resources to investigate [assisted-suicide cases] and not only do we not have the resources to do it, but we do not have any legal authority to insert ourselves.”1 Dr. Katrina Hedberg, Oregon Department of Human Services Some Oregon and Washington State Assisted Suicide Abuses and Complications Under Oregon and Washington State’s lax oversight, these are some of the documented abuses and complications that have come to light. This list includes abuses [...] ...

Key Objections to the Legalization of Assisted Suicide (Note: Links to many of the sources cited below can be found at http://dredf.org/assisted_suicide/index.shtml) 1. Assisted suicide is a deadly mix with our broken, profit-driven health care system, in which financial pressures already play far too great a role in many, if not most, health care decisions. Direct coercion is not even necessary. If insurers deny, or even merely delay, approval of expensive, life-giving treatments [...] ...

Key Objections to the Legalization of Assisted Suicide (Note: Links to many of the sources cited below can be found at http://dredf.org/assisted_suicide/index.shtml) 1. Assisted suicide is a deadly mix with our broken, profit-driven health care system, in which financial pressures already play far too great a role in many, if not most, health care decisions. Direct coercion is not even necessary. If insurers deny, or even merely delay, approval of expensive, life-giving treatments [...] ...

B I O M E D I C A L E T H I C S Page 1 of 8 Legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide: the illusion of safeguards and controls J. Pereira MBChB MSc ABSTRACT Euthanasia or assisted suicide—and sometimes both— have been legalized in a small number of countries and states. In all jurisdictions, laws and safeguards were put in place to prevent abuse and misuse of these practices. Prevention measures have included, among others, explicit consent by the person requesting [...] ...

o Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund July 17, 2017 Bette Crigger CEJA Secretary / Administrator bette.crigger@ama-assn.org Tel: 312-464-5223 Dear Ms. Crigger: The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), a leading national law and policy center on disability civil rights, has worked against the legalization of assisted suicide since 1999. We understand that the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) is meeting in November 2017 to consider physician-assisted [...] ...