tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222625281347419787.post7923286124489456307..comments2024-03-15T18:52:48.143-06:00Comments on Ethics Forum: Massachusetts Doctors Debate Assisted SuicideAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222625281347419787.post-84055388677038560822012-08-05T07:53:41.461-06:002012-08-05T07:53:41.461-06:00It's worth noting that major disability rights...It's worth noting that major disability rights organizations oppose assisted suicide. People with terminal illness nearly always have a disability, and in practice, assisted suicide reaches far beyond people with terminal illness. People with disabilities have a great deal of experience with the health care system, and see first-hand how things can go wrong. The claim that assisted suicide enables people to "control their lives" ring false when people lack the services and supports necessary to live independently in their own homes. Finally, the "safeguards" that assisted suicide laws provide are ineffective. These laws protect doctors from liability better than they protect potential users from abuse, coercion, and financial pressure to choose the cheapest and easiest option for families and insurance companies.tigrlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498609958543007252noreply@blogger.com