Others Are On To The NY Pro-deather Legislation

Here’s a similar take to mine (see post below) on the proposed NY end-of-life legislation

Confusing palliative care and assisted suicide in NY?

. . . . What struck me is that the assemblymen who sponsored the bill did so at the behest of Compassion and Choices of New York, "an organization that seeks to improve end-of-life comfort care" -- but one that also supports physician-assisted suicide. PAS is certainly not what I'd consider end-of-life "care," but clearly the two are linked for many people in the industry. more

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing In NY Legslation

Here’s a beautiful piece of spin – chattering on about how great palliative care is (it is) but then slants to other darker angles. The dead giveaway is that the proposed NY legislation was introduced by the NY branch of Compassion & Choices, a pro-death outfit that were the force behind the assisted sucide laws in both Washington state and Oregon. And, the red flag in the opening paragraph – the economic aspects of end of life care. Death panel, anyone??

Frank Talk About Care at Life’s End

Legislators have begun to recognize the medical, humanitarian and economic value of helping terminally ill patients and their families navigate treatment options as they approach the end of life. more