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KamaAina

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2. Physician-assisted suicide

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 06:59 PM

Mar 2015

once I learned how the disability community, of which I am a member, views it.

http://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/

DREDF, along with numerous other nationally prominent disability organizations, opposes the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Legalization is a serious mistake for many reasons that are not always immediately apparent. Supporters often focus solely on issues of choice and self-determination, but actually, legalization would restrict choice and self-determination.

It is crucial to look deeper. For example, assisted suicide would be a deadly mix with our broken, profit-driven health care system.

It is imperative to distinguish personal wishes from the significant dangers to society of legalizing assisted suicide as public policy. The legalization of assisted suicide has many harmful consequences.

Believe me, I've been on the receiving end of many a DU flamefest on this one!

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