tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post5549647641829225379..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Well-funded out-of-state group is pushing assisted suicide in CaliforniaAlex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-45003361557984994722014-04-09T22:12:44.061-04:002014-04-09T22:12:44.061-04:00Your group loves to play language games. When you ...Your group loves to play language games. When you intentionally provide a lethal dose to someone who is suicidal it is assisted suicide.<br /><br />People ask for assisted suicide for many reasons, including depression.<br /><br />Read the following articles.<br />http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca/2013/07/the-dangerous-help-of-assisted-suicide.html<br />http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca/2013/07/assisted-suicide-fraught-with.html<br />http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca/2013/01/depressed-patient-died-by-assisted.html<br />http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca/2012/11/assisted-suicide-prompts-some.htmlAlex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-46895227258006747572014-04-09T17:14:16.988-04:002014-04-09T17:14:16.988-04:00Your group deliberately mischaracterizes the value...Your group deliberately mischaracterizes the values and goals of Compassion and Choices. I am a Family Physician and have been a volunteer with that group for several years. We do not condone or abet "suicide," which implies an individual who has a meaningful future trying to end his or her life.<br /><br />Compassion and Choices' goal is to provide another option for death with dignity to an individual who would want to live but who has a disease that will inexorably, often painfully, kill him within the next 6 months. We advocate not "Physician Assisted Suicide," but "Physician Aid in Dying." <br /><br />Aid throughout a patient's lifespan is what physicians do and takes many forms. We do not abandon our patients at the time of their greatest existential need when conventional therapies can no longer be effective. Aid in dying is a legitimate medical intervention and professional service which should be available in certain circumstances.Jonathan Feinberg, MDnoreply@blogger.com