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[quote=Anonymous]I heard this on NPR a few days ago. Interesting stats coming out of Oregon where they have had assisted suicide for years. 
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/10/18/death-on-demand

Some points brought up that have stayed wtih me:

1. everyone must qualify for hospice care to get the prescription (meaning they have less than 6 months to live)
2. a lot of people fill the prescription but never use it. It gives them a sense of power and control, courage to face each day that may bring more suffering than the day before.
3. about 80% of those who use it have cancer. And about 20% have Lou Gerig's disease, which is a high percentage of those who have Lou Gerig'sd disease. This is a testimony of how awful that diease is. 
4. the fear that the poor would commit suicide because they don't have funds to fight their illnesses have proven to be not true.
5. the elderly haven't stormed Oregan's borders in order to get the prescription. It's truly been just terminally ill residents of Oregon.

My DH and I have both lost parents to cancer. Both parents truly suffered in the final weeks, though hospice care was there to help. It was a relief when death came because it was grueling. I think if the suffering of those last days had gone on weeks, we would have been open to discussing options. I'm so glad we didn't have to think about that.[/quote]

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