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January 19, 2006
The Culture of Death Marches On
Deacon and lawyer Keith Fournier assesses the recent decision of the Supreme Court:
Suicide has long been against the law. Likewise, assisting someone in the act of suicide has long been illegal. Now, because of this opinion, those who kill themselves and the Doctors who help them, are protected, at least in Oregon. As a former prosecutor, the supplying of a substance intended to cause death used to render one an accomplice, now, it makes one wealthy, at least in Oregon, if the accomplice wears a white coats and holds what is now – understandably- called a terminal degree. Given the trajectory unleashed by this opinion, the delivery of the new hemlock will probably be covered by “health� insurance.
Posted by Walter Babetski at January 19, 2006 10:44 AM
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