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Physician Assisted Suicide
It is expected that the legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia will once again be the priority of the Right to Die movement during the 1999 Massachusetts Legislative Session. What was once an assault on innocent unborn life, has expanded as euthanasia advocates seek to undermine the legal protection of the most vulnerable in our society? In 1995 there began a new chapter in the pro-life movement in Massachusetts. "An Act to Allow Death With Dignity" was filed in the House of Representatives. This legislation was the beginning of a calculated effort by the Hemlock Society and other active pro-euthanasia groups, to plant the seed of legalized killing in Massachusetts. Its sole purpose was to give doctors the "right" to assist their patients in killing themselves.
In order to combat this attempt to legalize euthanasia in Massachusetts, MCFL’s Legislative De...
It is expected that the legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia will once again be the priority of the Right to Die movement during the 1999 Massachusetts Legislative Session. What was once an assault on innocent unborn life, has expanded as euthanasia advocates seek to undermine the legal protection of the most vulnerable in our society? In 1995 there began a new chapter in the pro-life movement in Massachusetts. "An Act to Allow Death With Dignity" was filed in the House of Representatives. This legislation was the beginning of a calculated effort by the Hemlock Society and other active pro-euthanasia groups, to plant the seed of legalized killing in Massachusetts. Its sole purpose was to give doctors the "right" to assist their patients in killing themselves.
In order to combat this attempt to legalize euthanasia in Massachusetts, MCFL’s Legislative De...
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