Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In what should be a concern to anyone over the age of 55, some legislators in New Hampshire believe that society needs to legalize assisted suicide to keep up with the aging population; thankfully, the bill they proposed was unable to garner enough votes to pass.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though physician assisted suicide has been legal in Oregon for more than a decade, a new survey has found that most hospices decline to become involved in the procedure, citing legal and moral reasons.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Washington State Department of Health is reporting that 36 people used lethal prescriptions to kill themselves in the first year of the state’s new Death with Dignity Act.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Oregon is reporting a 30 percent increase in the number of people who died by assisted suicide in the last two years.
