In the one bright spot of a dismal election, the backers of Question 2–which would have permitted doctors to engage in prescribed suicide–have conceded defeat in a very close election; 51%-49. Ironically, this is the same margin by which Oregon passed Measure 16 way back when, unleashing the never-ending struggle to redefine suicide into “death with dignity.” I’ll have some more thoughts on this over at Human Exceptionalism soon.