Oppose Assisted Suicide

Action

Your help is needed to prevent assisted suicide from being made legal in Washington! What you can do to help stop this:

1. Go right now to the website of the broad-based Coalition Against Assisted Suicide and sign up. You will get periodic email updates on the campaign against assisted suicide and your name will appear on the website as opposing assisted suicide.

 2. If at all possible, please contribute financially to the Coalition as it will be very expensive to defend against this dangerous and misguided attempt to bring assisted suicide to Washington. No donation amount is too small (no amount is too large either! Unlike with campaigns for elected office, there is no dollar limit on contributions pertaining to ballot initiatives.).

3. If you pray daily, please add the efforts of those fighting against assisted suicide to your daily intentions and don't forget to pray for those people who are fighting for it.

4. Spread the word! Advise people to vote "NO" on I-1000.

Articles/Documents

Analysis of the Washington Assisted Suicide Initiative by the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions: An Explanation of Church Teaching of Advance Directives, Euthanasia, and Physician Assisted Suicide from the National Catholic Bioethics Center

As I-1000 Signatures are Counted, Washington State Medical Association
Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide Reiterated by WSMA

Assisted Suicide is Conflict of Interest for Doctors by Jean Parietti, January 24, 2008

Assisted Suicide: What Catholics Need to Know from the Catholic Northwest Progress, January 24, 2008

CMA Physicians on Washington Assisted Suicide Measure: Ethical Principles Protect Patients—Not Personal Opinions from the Christian Medical & Dental Associations

Do not push gently into that good night by Rosie Dimanno

Freedom to Die? by Fr. Frank A. Pavone

Initiative 1000: It's About Death, Not Choice by the American Academy of Medical Ethics

Living and Dying According to the Voice of Faith from the Michigan Catholic Conference

Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics from the USCCB

NEW! Oregon's Suicidal Approach to Healthcare by Rita L. Marker, September 14, 2008

Physician-assisted Suicide: The Wrong Approach to End of Life Care by F. Michael Gloth, III, M.D.

Questions and Answers about Initiative 1000 (Washington's Assisted Suicide Proposal) from the Coalition Against Assisted Suicide

Six Teachings Every Catholic Should Know About End of Life Issues & Care for the Dying from the Massachusetts Catholic Conference

Stopping State-Sanctioned Suicide from the Christian Medical & Dental Associations

Videos

The Active Case Against Euthanasia

Death with Dignity: A Dangerous Deception

Dying Wish

Not Dead Yet

Websites

American Academy of Medical Ethics: Current Issues: Physician-Assisted Suicide

American Life League: Issues: Euthanasia

Christian Medical & Dental Association: Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia

Coalition Against Assisted Suicide

Human Life of Washington: Oppose Assisted Suicide - Resources

International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Life is Worth Living

Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation