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1. An interesting distinction:

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 04:30 PM

Jan 2012

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Stephen Crawford, spokesman for Dignity 2012, responds that the measure as proposed — the full language is here — is not about “physician-assisted suicide.”

“What this question will allow under Massachusetts law,” he said, “is for terminally ill patients to ask their doctor to prescribe life-ending medicine. That is not physician-assisted suicide in the sense we traditionally think of it. These are self-administered drugs.”

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An interesting distinction: enough Jan 2012 #1

Too many cafeteria catholics on this coast for it to happen quite yet customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #2

Your right about the number of cafeteria catholics... Little Star Jan 2012 #4

Nope customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #5

The link to the the New Old Age blog is a good read... Little Star Jan 2012 #3

Let's also remember something important about Washington State customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #6