Choice is an Illusion

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. 
 
  • Baxter v. Montana, Amicus Brief, filed April 30, 2009 (discussing and attaching Oregon's statute and attaching forms)