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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Assisted Dying Advocates Are Losing Their Compassion
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“Initially stringent safeguards inevitably fall on grounds of discrimination, pushing more and more groups into its purview. Urging the terminally ill to hasten their demise lest they be a 'burden' on their families and society is bad enough.”
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Stop Assisted Suicide Illinois held a press conference in the Blue Room of the Illinois State Capitol building on March 13, 20204 to voice their opposition to Senate Bill 3499. You can watch the compelling conference by clicking the link above.
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Death is Not a Prescription
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Dr. Kevin Garner writes, "I believe the physician’s role is to relieve suffering and to provide compassionate, competent care at all stages of our patients’ lives. It is not necessary to legalize, medicalize, and normalize suicide. Assisted suicide ushers in abuse, discrimination, and injustice."
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Assist Life, Not Death
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"Our citizens deserve not only competent medical care, but care we can trust — care that is rooted in healing, not killing. This legislation would turn the practice of medicine on its head. In the future, your choice may well be between seeing a doctor you know has just helped kill an elderly friend or neighbor or forgoing medical care."
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Assisted Suicide Law will be Expanded if Legalized
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“If passed, [assisted suicide] will be a foot-in-the-door law. Proponents will immediately begin working to broaden it by removing the residency requirement, adding to the list of illnesses to be considered 'terminal,' and removing conscience protections, as has happened in every state that’s passed a similar law.”
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If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
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