The Massachusetts assisted-suicide initiative is similar to laws in Oregon and Washington State. These laws, like the proposed initiative, promise patient choice and control, but do not deliver. The emperor has no clothes.
Articles and a brief regarding how these laws work are listed below. For a legal analysis of the Massachusetts initiative, click here.
- Margaret K. Dore, "Aid in Dying: Not Legal in Idaho; Not About Choice," The Advocate, official publication of the Idaho State Bar, Vol. 52, No. 9, pages 18-20, September 2010. (About Idaho, Oregon, Washington and other states).
- Margaret Dore, "'Death with Dignity': A Recipe for Elder Abuse and Homicide (Albeit not by Name)," originally published in Marquette Elder's Advisor, Vol. 11, No. 2, Spring 2010. (About Oregon and Washington).
- Margaret K. Dore, "Assisted-Suicide Report Lacks Information about Consent." King County Bar Association, July 2011 (Washington State).
- Baxter v. Montana, Amicus Brief, filed April 30, 2009 (discussing and attaching Oregon's statute and attaching forms)