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
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
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
Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation
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