Die With Dignity? Not if Ashcroft Has His Way

Instead of just going along his merry way after resignation, Ashcroft has one more request of our government:block Oregon's assisted suide law. Lower courts have denied the federal government the right to hold fault with doctors who comply with Oregon's Die With Dignity Act, legislation that allows patients with 6 months or less to live and display mental competency to request lethal doses of medication.

While not as prominent as abortion, the issue is an important one for conservative Christians, who helped President Bush win a second term last week. The government waited until Tuesday, the final day possible, to file paperwork at the high court.
While some are outraged at this move, many, including Eli Stutsman (co-author of the act and attorney), are positive that the attempt will sink before it swims.

``We have won this case on the legal issues and we'll continue to win it on legal issues,'' Stutsman said. ``The strength of our legal position is that the states have always regulated the practice of medicine.''
Indeed. Of course, even the best laid arguments of mice and men often go astray under a theocratical government. Let's hope that the will of the people will aid this one.

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