• The measure seeks to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia for people with years or decades to live.
• The measure is sold as completely voluntary, but someone else is allowed to speak for the patient during the lethal dose request process, even a stranger.
• Assisting persons can have their own agendas: an adult child wanting an inheritance; a financial predator seeking financial gain; or a doctor wanting to hide malpractice.
• Administration of the lethal dose is allowed to occur in private without a doctor or witness present. If the patient objected or even struggled, who would know?
• The death certificate will list a terminal disease as the cause of death. This will prevent prosecution for murder, no matter what the facts.
• The measure, if passed, will create the perfect crime.
• Physician-assisted suicide, even where voluntary, can be traumatic for patients and families.
• Passage will encourage people with years or decades to live to throw away their lives.
