Freedom for life, liberty and death...
California Compassionate Choices Act (C³ Act)is based on the simple principle that people should be free to make important end-of-life decisions based on their own values and beliefs (Compassionate Choices, 2006).
The Act is similar to the Death with Dignity Law that Oregon passed in 1998. Since the law was passed, in Oregon there were a little under 300 assisted deaths compared to the 86,000 natural deaths.
The act legalizes assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill. The patient is given a lethal pill that they can take when they feel it is the right time.
Many groups are against this Act. The Catholic Church is against the Act because the Catholic faith is against assisted death. Activist predict insurance companies will press for terminally ill patients to take this route to save money.
The ethical issue faced is should it be legal for the terminally ill to hasten their death?
...Maybe Kevorkian was right???
Give me your 2 cents...
http://www.caforaidindying.org/index.php
