By Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
Click here for pdf version.
I. INTRODUCTION
I am an attorney in Washington State where assisted suicide is legal.[1] Our law is based on a similar law in Oregon. In the fine print, both laws allow euthanasia. Both laws are similar to the proposed bill, LD 1313.[2]
The proposed bill seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia as those terms are traditionally defined. If enacted, the bill will apply to people with years or decades to live. Individuals with money, meaning the middle class and above, will be especially at risk. I urge you to reject LD 1313.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Press Release: Maine Death With Dignity Act Will Create a Perfect Crime
AUGUSTA, MAINE, UNITED STATES
Dore: “The proposed bill is a recipe for abuse, exploitation and legal murder.”
“Persons assisting a suicide or performing a euthanasia can have an agenda to benefit themselves.”
Contact: Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
(206) 697-1217
Attorney Margaret Dore, president of Choice is an Illusion, which has fought assisted suicide and euthanasia legalization efforts in many states, and now Maine, made the following statement in connection with a scheduled hearing on a bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia in that state. (Bill LD 1313 , H.P. 948). Hearing Wednesday, 04/10/19, 9:00 A.M., Joint Committee on Health & Human Services, Cross Building, Room 209, State Capitol, Augusta Maine.
Labels:
Assisted suicide,
death certificate,
euthanasia
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Maine rejects assisted suicide in bipartisan vote
House Chambers |
By Kevin Miller, staff writer
AUGUSTA – House lawmakers rejected a bill on Tuesday that would have allowed doctors to prescribe fatal doses of medication to terminally ill patients who want to end their own lives.
The bipartisan 85-61 vote against the bill followed lengthy and oftentimes emotional debate among lawmakers sharing personal stories of watching loved ones battle terminal diseases. The so-called “death with dignity” bill had passed the Maine Senate by a single vote last week but faced a potential veto from Gov. Paul LePage even if it had passed the House.
Labels:
Assisted suicide,
euthanasia
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Tell Your Legislators to Vote "No" on LD 347 & LD 1066
For legal analysis and back up documentation,click here and here. For a pdf handout version of this post, click here.
Highlights:
• LD 347 & LD 1066 apply to people with years or decades to live.
• Enacting either bill will encourage people with years or decades to live to throw away their lives.
Labels:
Assisted suicide,
euthanasia
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