Honolulu Advertiser - "Oregon not deluged with assisted suicides"
An editorial about the successful implementation of Oregon assisted dying law.
Longwood University's Guide to Web Sites and Literature on Doctor-Assisted Suicide
A comprehensive listing of physician assisted dying resources from a variety of perspectives.
Back Off John!
A site by Oregon Death with Dignity, which supports end-of-life choice, that presents arguments against U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's interference in Oregon physician assisted dying law. The site also provides information about the Oregon law, and a petition to "sign" to demonstrate opposition to Ashcroft's actions.
CBS News, 60 Minutes II - "Switzerland's Suicide Tourists"
A transcript of a television program about Dignitas, a Swiss organization that helps terminally ill individuals from around the world hasten their deaths.
Oregon Public Health Services: Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Information and annual reports on the implementation of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician assisted dying for competent, terminally ill adults.
I Want to Die
Personal story of a quadriplegic who seeks assisted suicide.
Assisted Suicide: The Philosophers' Brief
Legal arguments for the legalization of physician assisted suicide from the 1997 Supreme Court amicus brief by six philosophers.
Pro-Life Blogs
Directory and post aggregator of web logs supporting and promoting sanctrity of life issues in all aspects. Also includes original material.
San Francisco Chronicle - "Court hears suicide-law case; Appellate judges grill federal lawyer over strategy in Oregon"
The U.S. Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Oregon v. Ashcroft, the case contesting the Attorney General's attempted nullification of Oregon's physician assisted dying law.
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