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Saturday, September 22, 2012

John Norton: A Cautionary Tale

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By Margaret Dore In March 2012, I watched John Norton testify before the Joint Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature.  A p...

The Oregon Health Plan Steers Patients to Suicide

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Yesterday, the Canadian Department of Justice filed evidence in Leblanc v. Canada, including the affidavit of Oregon doctor Ken Stevens.  Th...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Assisted Suicide is Not Legal in Montana

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Dear Editor: I am a Montana State Senator.  I disagree with your article, "Redefining Physicians' Role in Assisted Dying," cl...

New England Journal of Medicine Article Misleading

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Dear Editor I am a lawyer in Washington State, one of two states where assisted-suicide is legal.  The other state is Oregon, which has ...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Users of Assisted Suicide are Seniors with Money

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By Margaret Dore, Esq. Updated August 18, 2012 Users of assisted suicide "are overwhelmingly white, well educated and financial...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Suicide Predator Conviction Upheld

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Appeals Court upholds nurse's aiding suicide conviction by Amy Forliti, Associated Press  July 17, 2012 [To for more information, ...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

In Oregon, other suicides have increased with legalization of physician-assisted suicide

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Scott Helman's article about legalizing assisted suicide in Massachusetts implies that doing so will eliminate violent suicides.  I am...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Theresa Schrempp Letter to the Boston Globe: "Even the composition of the photo is the same"

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Dear Editor: I am a lawyer in Washington State where assisted suicide was unfortunately legalized by an initiative in 2008.  I couldn...

Benedetto Letter to Boston Globe

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Dear Editor: My wife and I operate an elder care facility in Washington State where assisted-suicide is legal.  I am writing to urge your r...