URGENT ACTION NEEDEDEmail Your State LegislatorsS.B. No. 88 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING AID IN DYING FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS.Click here to send an email |
Sign Our Petition To the General AssemblyHelp us Stop the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide |
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AMA Code of Medical Ethics (Opinion 5.7) Does Not Support Physician-Assisted Suicide"It is understandable, though tragic, that some patients in extreme duress—such as those suffering from a terminal, painful, debilitating illness—may come to decide that death is preferable to life. However, permitting physicians to engage in assisted suicide would ultimately cause more harm than good. Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks. Instead of engaging in assisted suicide, physicians must aggressively respond to the needs of patients at the end of life." |