One could be forgiven for not knowing that assisted-suicide legislation is progressing across the United States. Supporters of assisted suicide mask their effort with euphemism and obfuscation, most notably by denying that a doctor who prescribes life-ending drugs to help patients intentionally end their lives assists suicide. Suicide, it’s often said, is an impulsive act; “medical aid in dying,” on the other hand, is undertaken rationally and only after careful consideration.
Yet the recent trend of reducing or eliminating waiting periods for assisted suicide belies that claim and reveals it as a bait and switch.
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