Dore Memo Urging No Vote on HB 90

I. INTRODUCTION

I am a lawyer and president of Choice is an Illusion, a nonprofit corporation opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia.[1] The Act, HB 90, seeks to legalize medical “aid in dying,” a traditional euphemism for active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.[2]

HB 90 is based on similar statutes in Oregon and Washington State. If enacted, it will apply to people with years or decades to live. It will create new paths of abuse and exploitation.[3]

Individuals with money, meaning the middle class and above, will be especially at risk. I urge you to vote “No” on HB 90.

Assisted suicide bill - it deserved to die

John Kelly

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/reader-view-assisted-suicide-bill-it-deserved-to-die/article_249e9f50-bd12-5cd1-ba9c-33f689ca9534.html

By John Kelly | Posted: Monday, March 20, 2017 7:00 pm

Thanks to the state Senate’s rejection of the assisted suicide bill, Senate Bill 252, residents of New Mexico can breathe easier. As Sen. Craig Brandt said during last week’s debate, “This bill is dangerous. Doctors make mistakes every day.”

Assisted suicide wrong Rx for NM

William Toffler, MD

https://www.abqjournal.com/978031/assisted-suicide-wrong-rx-for-nm.html

I am a professor emeritus of family medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Ore. I have lived and practiced medicine in Oregon for almost 37 years.

There has been a profound shift in attitude in my state since the voters of Oregon narrowly embraced assisted suicide 20 years ago. This shift has been detrimental to our patients, degraded the quality of medical care and compromised the integrity of my profession.