Washington Approves Of Suicide
Filed under: Legal Matters > Politik
While here in California voters decided to "eliminate the right" of gays to marry, in Washington, voters approved the right of terminally ill patients to choose assisted suicide.
On Tuesday, Washington became the second state to approve such a law. Oregon is the first. Similar laws failed in California, Michigan and Maine.
Initiative 1000 allows patients to choose a prescription for self-administered lethal medication. In order to receive the fatal treatment, patients must be at least 18, competent, and a Washington resident, and they must request the medication out loud twice, 15 days apart, in addition to a written request witnessed by two people, one of which cannot be connected to the patient in any way. A doctor must also certify that the patient indeed has less than 6 months to live.
I-1000 met with a wall of opposition during its campaign run, with more than a million dollars poured into it.
In the end, the state approved. The Initiative is intended to provide compassion and dignity to those who are often too ill to care for themselves.
Since Oregon approved of the "Death with Dignity" law in 1994, 340 patients have chosen to end their lives at their own hands. Many were sufferers of cancer who cited "loss of autonomy, loss of dignity and a decreasing ability to participate in activities they enjoyed" as their reasons.
Long-term care worker Mike Dingus voted "Yes," saying, "You don't get much choice coming in, so you should get some choice going out."
well if it is a persons choice it shoudln't be that big of a deal if they are suffering.
That's a pic of Oregon!
Lol. Typical Perez…apparently both Perez and Sarah Palin need a crash course in geography. Mike Dingus? Seriously? Hey! Has anyone seen Mike Dingus?
What's the big deal? If it's okay to kill an unborn baby without giving them a choice at life, I don't possibly see how ANYONE could get upset over an ADULT having the choice to end their life without pain!
that's pretty sweet actually
It's about time..we can choose how we live but not how we die? If I had a terminal illlness I too would want to choose my way out…have watched too many people completely out of it at the end because of medecin..I would want some dignity.
I agree. I think if a person is sick and does not want to suffer…go and clock the fuck out.
i see ”mad cause we lost on prop 8” undertones here.
That's really good. If I were terminally ill, I would want to end it quickly on my terms instead of suffering for months.
Oregon Perez??? Tell you assistant to get her shit straight.
First of all Pereztard, that's a picture of Oregon, not Washington.
And second of all, I live in Oregon and we voted for Obama by a large majority, so why you hatin?
Thirdly, if someone is suffering horribly and would like to be put out of his/her misery, this law is okay by me.
wonderful.
even though i HATE washington STATE….especially KING COUNTY……..rat bastards!
and stop shitting on perez..as you well know the pix will be fixed soon..that's the problem today..too much attention paid to details while the message goes unnoticed..thank goodness I am Canadian..we can overlook temporary problems and see the issue as a whole
humans are kind enough to euthanize animals when they are too sickly to live, why can't we do it for ourselves? I'm not sure why this is even an issue anywhere in the world. I think we should have suicide booths like on futurama
GET OVER IT PRETZEL!! YOU CAN'T MARRY.
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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN (the same people who gave you same sex benefits).
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You win some, you lose some. Don't be a sour puss(y).
Well without a doubt Washington is filled with crazy. Only if Vampires really exsisted in FORKS!
ONLY IF
I voted against it. Too much room for corruption. Insurance companies can't say it on paper but what's to keep them from suggesting to a poor person Not to "burden" their family. I don't like it.
crazy how twisted priorities are…
test 1 2 3
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I can't tell if you're for or against this perez, I voted yes, though, as did many people who were also very much for gay marriage.
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Perez, you should look at the articles that you steal from other websites before you post them here, because you made another fool of yourself today. Washington is not in Oregon. There is a Washington County, in Oregon, but the suicide vote applied to the entire state, not to specific counties.
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Sloppy work !!!
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Re: Bushwack – Oh bitch please.. First of all I doubt that is the final word on same sex marriage FOREVER.. times are fucking changing, with every passing generation people are becoming more and more accepting and alot less discriminating about everything and everyone, I highly doubt we've heard the end of this and I wouldn't be surprised if same sex marriage was legalized, or same sex couples were given the same civil rights and ability to have their own definition of "marriage" before Perez kicks the bucket.. Secondly, he should have every right to bitch about this for as long as he fucking wants to on HIS SITE, if you don't like that perhaps you should consider finding somewhere else to get your gossip, although this may have had no effect on you it is a big deal to alot of the LGBT community and I highly doubt they will be "okay" with this decision anytime soon.. And please don't say "the people have spoken"- if there wasn't so many ignorant, close-minded, religious assholes dying to see this not pass in fear of them having to deal with the discomfort of letting people they don't understand be happy like everyone else in this world- this would have passed like it already did before they overturned it, so the "people" have not spoken, some yes, but soon those fucks will be dead and the world will be able to accept love of all kinds legally and there will be NOTHING you can do about it, sad huh?
i dont think this is wrong…if someone is sufferin let them go if they want to.
What's wrong with assisted suicide? If a person's terminally ill, they should be able to choose not to be artificially kept alive.
Uh so I guess your website doesn't escape non-html. Anyway…. I am glad WA voted for I-1000.
boopadoopld64 says – reply to this 18I voted against it. Too much room for corruption. Insurance companies can't say it on paper but what's to keep them from suggesting to a poor person Not to "burden" their family. I don't like it.
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That's an incredibly stupid reason to vote either way. I think you have it confused with the death penalty.
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LickMeChuck [17] says: Well without a doubt Washington is filled with crazy. Only if Vampires really exsisted in FORKS!
ONLY IF
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Well, without a doubt [insert the name of your city here] is filled with stupid. When you get your facts from Perez, you come off looking like the same stoolie he is. Apparently, you meant to insult everyone from Oregon, not Washington, or do you just insult anyone in the moment, so you can see your typing here? Lame.
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if any of you fuckin idiots could actually read, you would see that there is a reason for oregon to be pictured.(it was the first to approve the law) man, some of you are so intent on calling perez names when in reality you are the DUMB FUCKS.
PEREZ: That's a picture of OREGON not WASHINGTON
suicide is such an ugly name for this. seriously imagine taking your own life? getting to that point where you feel not existing anymore is better than living?
Re: franklyticked – YES!! and canada's roads are paved in gold, people shit gumdrops and there is lovely weather every morning when you wake.
GAG…….you canadians need to GET OVER YOURSELVES!!
To: && I got a thing for you! [26]
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Gay marriage is kind of ridiculous. It has nothing to do with Hate. Think about what marriage is. It is a "Christian Ceremony". Considering the Bible states that a man must not lay in lust with another man, how can you then demand to marry a man in a "Christian Ceremony" in a "Christian Church". By definition, "Christian" means you are a follower of Christ and the Bible, which is "God's word". If you are defying the Bible, then you are defying God, so why would you expect the privileges that flow from Christianity; and why would you want to? It's kind of like demanding to be let into someone's house, after they told you to fuck off.
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Go forth and fornicate with whoever you want, as in the case of Perez, who announced in his profile at M_a_n_hunt dot net, that his turn-ons include bestiality. Should the Christian Church then marry Perez to his goat, if he can lose enough weight to catch one?
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Well, Seattle is the suicide capital…
Re: && I got a thing for you! – sweetie….tone it down a paragraph or THREE……..K.I.S.S.
remember that? know of it?
Keep It Simple Stupid
kiss kiss!!
I live here in washington and I voted yes on this.My grandpa had cancer on and off for 10 years and when he got it again last summer,he had 3 different types of it.Growin up he was always a strong and proud man who never complained of anything….ever.When I saw him last summer it broke my heart.In a matter of 5 days he had lost 15 pounds and could barely speak and thats how it went with each passing day.He expressed to my mom that he would have wanted to die with dignity and not suffering and humiliation,and this law is exactly what he would have wanted and used.If someone is in deep pain and there is no hope whatsoever of them living than they should have the choice of ending their own lives.People who oppose this are ignorant and not understanding of the suffering these people go through just to live another week.This amendment was something I was proud to vote yes for.
Thats just dissapointing and sick.Instead of progress it always seems to stick with faliour and giving up.
well to you picky mother fuckers……
yes, you'd think a pix of washington state should be posted…but as much as this article was about washington passing that law, it was also about how oregon was the first to do so……..and then what he posted also went on to talk about oregon……….
and this is from someone who thinks perez is a fucking f-a-g!
Re: PIGezHIVton – are you avril or one of her people? just curious?
obsess_much [32] says: if any of you fuckin idiots could actually read, you would see that there is a reason for oregon to be pictured.(it was the first to approve the law) man, some of you are so intent on calling perez names when in reality you are the DUMB FUCKS.
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I've seen some stupid comments in this site, but this one takes the cake.
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Glad that some people get it. I think its sad that so many states force terminally ill people to SUFFER! YAY WASHINGTON
The requirements are quite fair and very detailed.
do me a favour perez get in line
my avatar is showing on the other post!! yippee!
Are you hinting of a move to Washington???
Pretty please???
Re: Pig_Nasty – um, sorry she's right. or he. or heshe or shehe…whatever………
Re: && I got a thing for you! –
ohh god u made me cry!!!, ur so clever and openminded, u want love for everyone!! u should be canonized!…bitch please everyone can have a fuckin opinion, or are u gonna give a pseudo-intelectual speech to everyone who doesnt like homos?….just like u want everyone 2 tolerate gay ppl, u should also tolerate the ones who doesnt like em…cause sorry, theres always gonna be people like that, n theres nothin u can do to change that, learn to live with that…
Ummm, maybe you should check these posts a bit more. Washington is just a bit north of what you are showing. Geography 101!
Amen.
I think he has a picture of Oregon because they were the first state to approve this measure. Also, you need 2 doctors to certify the '6 months to live' status.
Re: I love a fag!!!COLON!!! but not to marr – how come?
Re: maddie90 –
HERE HERE…I SECOND THAT MOTION!!
WELL WRITTEN AND UNDERSTANDABLE. GOOD JOB.
Re: && I got a thing for you! – you really do ramble on for like 5 yrs on every issue..i've learned to skip over your bold/italic print comments to save wasted minutes.
Perez you dumb bastard, how can you rag on Palin about Africa when you can't even match the state with the name! …………….
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If the people of Washington have the right to choose assisted suicide, then the liberal population should drop drastically. It works like rabies. All the ones infected with that mindset will be reduced by attrition. Hooray!
Re: && I got a thing for you! – OK…bottom line……..NO ONE
READS A FUCKING WORD YOU SAY………
ok? just trying to help your sorry ass out…….
get rid of the bold italics, say a sentence or two or even THREE…
punctuate correctly get rid of the
LOOK AT ME SHIT….
and maybe people will actually stop to see what you have to say….
Re: State ziti—LMAO!!
Perez why don't you take a trip to Oregon or Washington and get yourself a dose of those pills, and put your sorry fat ass down!!
And they think Canada is nuts for trying to legalize POT.hmmm.. hahaha
I am so proud of my state and look forward to the day we legalize gay marriage!
Re: maddie90 – Re: FAGS SHOULD BE SMOKED! – Re: jackie kay – First of all I never said anyone isn't entitled to their own opinion- in that same respect I'm entitled to mine, Second I really don't give a fuck if ANYONE reads anything I write, I don't voice my opinion because I care what other people think about it, I don't do it because I want everyone here to read it, I do it because I want to and I can, just like you all can do the same and seriously you guys don't offend me in the slightest so talk all the shit you want because the only thing your accomplishing is wasting your time responding and criticizing someone you think is oh-so-fucking-retarded- if it makes you feel better though go ahead fucking insult me all you'd like, knock yourselves out;)
Re: FAGS SHOULD BE SMOKED! – And once again someone insults someone's fucking punctuation and grammatical errors on a fucking gossip site, someone who doesn't use punctuation properly themselves none the less *hand claps* and I don't need you to "help my sorry ass out" I don't give a fuck if anyone reads my shit, once again that isn't my intention when I post it.. If all comments were meant to be three sentences long the max length on a comment that could be posted wouldn't be as long as it is..
thats oregon……
Re: PIGezHIVton –
why the hell are you wasting your precious time here than bitch?
I'm from WA and I am glad this passed. I honestly didn't think it would. Why should a person be made to suffer and live there last months unable to take care of themselves without an option of ending it gracefully.
Now if only Prop 8 in CA would have passed… I really thought it would.
So both bills did the opposite of what I expected.
haha Oregon, i see why you put it perez but you can see why people think youre an idiot
the article is essentially about washington…
oregon trail!
I actually live in Wa. and the opposing commericals they were showing on tv talked about how insurance companies were denying people coverage for thier cancer medical bills or whatever long term exspensive illness they had…but the insurance companies would tell those folks that they denied that they WOULD APPROVE doctor assisted suicide. So all this is just some cover up by the insurance companies wanting to (yet again) get out of paying for medical bills…fuck them i hope barack burns them ALL to the ground! love you perez!
Douche bag that's Oregon…and if you had to live in WA you would wan the right to kill yourself too…one more year till he's out of the army….
I voted yes on this.. 425 represent!
Re: Miss McGillicutty – I watched two brothers die painfully of cancer-the first a vietnam vet-basically f you bitch
Re: State ziti – Fucking idiot, LOL. They aren't shaped similarly. Anyway, at least we got 1000 right, even if we did re-elect a moronic governor who will impose a state income tax.
Re: RangerWife – Sorry you hate it here RangerWife, hope you get out soon. I was born and bred here, lived lots of places, and came back HOME.
Re: RangerWife – If I had to live in that shitty dump called Fort Lewis, I'd hate Washington, too.
What none of you seem to understand is that when you are terminally ill and approaching the end, you have all the drugs you could need at your disposal. Most effectively, morphine. There is no need for a doctor to assist you. Take the pills or don't take them, let your family help you if they will, but leave the government OUT OF IT. What the law allows, the law will demand. Soylent Green is people, kids.
oregon does not equal washington. and don't be such a bitter dick, and be happy America is slowly progressing,
Re: missbella08 – I completely agree…well said.
I completely support assisted suicide. As a matter of fact, I support assisted suicide period. If you want out of this fucking life, you're going to do it anyway… why not be able to do it in a hospital where it would be more humane. Yeah, I know I know suicide is a sin… I'm not talking to you aholes.
*Yawn* Old news for me. The fuckin' Fox 12 news station here in Oregon won't shut up about it.
Re: obsess_much – Thank you for stating that… These retards need to learn how to read some time.
A terminally ill person on their death bed did not choose this. A gay in some circumstances did choose to be gay. My gosh, is Mario and his peeps really this immature? Get over it, the people have spoken. No Gay's can marry!
Re: Miss McGillicutty –
good point! i agree.
Sooo Pig Nasty seems to think the following:
"Gay marriage is kind of ridiculous. It has nothing to do with Hate. Think about what marriage is. It is a "Christian Ceremony". Considering the Bible states that a man must not lay in lust with another man, how can you then demand to marry a man in a "Christian Ceremony" in a "Christian Church". By definition, "Christian" means you are a follower of Christ and the Bible, which is "God's word". If you are defying the Bible, then you are defying God, so why would you expect the privileges that flow from Christianity; and why would you want to? It's kind of like demanding to be let into someone's house, after they told you to fuck off."
So just a question…. Can't atheists, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Scientologists, etc. all legally marry in the United States? Clearly, they aren't followers of Christianity. So why doesn't anyone bitch about them engaging in a supposed "Christian union"? Just more proof that banning gay marriage IS about hate and inequality and has hardly anything to do with "the definition of marriage".
"RIGHT TO DIE" SHOULD BE MADE LEGAL EVERYWHERE..IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DIE THAT SHOULD BE THEIR CHOICE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE LIVING IN MISERY, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD AFTER JUDGEMENT DAY. EUTHANASIA IS THE ANSWER.
wow, some of you are stupid. first of all, perez put the picture oregon up because he stated they were the first state to pass this law (therefore it is the picture is relevant). second, this law fucking rocks. i live in seattle,wa and voted for it!
Thank god it passed - anyone who have cared for loved one who has suffered and begged your help to end their suffering can tell you this is the best way to help end their pain when there is nothing else to do but the human body will not shout down. It's painful to watch much less live it - it's about time that we come around to advance thinking - you have to have two doctors sign off on it before anything is done but it's better than watching your loved one suffer - thank god for Washington state's forward thinking unlike other states
After watching two relatives suffer through cancer, I would like the choice to physician assisted suicide should I become that sick.
And perez, even though Oregon DOES allow physician assisted suicide, the state in question is WASHINGTON
After watching two relatives suffer through cancer, I would like the choice to physician assisted suicide should I become that sick.
And perez, even though Oregon was the first state to allow physician assisted suicide, the state in question is WASHINGTON–they border each other, why not put up both.
ugh, sorry for the double post -_-
Dingus? Really? Did Nelson Muntz name this guy? Anyway, I'm pretty troubled by this and it's pretty shocking, but if that's how the people of Washington feel, what can I say? I think they're making an awful mistake, but hell, it's their call. Godspeed, Washington.
Re: MLD – I'm of two minds here. I clearly see your point and I've been there before with relatives, so I totally understand where you're coming from, but I'm also a Catholic. It wasn't our life to give, so it isn't ours to take away. Morally, this is an incredibly confusing situation, so I don't know what to think. You can make a very compelling case either way.
I totally agree in assisted suicide and gay marriage, but why the fuck are we taking votes on this???????????????????????????????????????????? It should not be up to the general public..It should be your right as an American citizen or better yet…A human being…No matter what country you live in! Some idiots, no matter what, vote according to their "religion," so why should people suffer because of other people's DOGMA?????? I say whether it's "legal" or not, do what ya gotta do! I helped 3 people in the last 2 years myself. All you have to do is crush up a bunch of pills in their drink or lead them to the top of a building. Why make people suffer when the inevitable is coming? It's fine if someone shoots a dog or deer that has been hit and is dying!!!! Why not your fellow human beings?
Re: sreeno – Read the whole fucking blog before commenting, you fucking dumb-ass!
Re: FAGS SHOULD BE SMOKED! – when u stop double posting I will deam you worthy of a comment
Re: PIGezHIVton – I would reply to you ,but I don't talk to teenagers
This should be a law EVERYWHERE. Stop with your pissy tones because you can't marry in Cali. One day you could be suffering and shitting your pants and wish you had the choice to end it with some dignity.
Im not really sure Perez was being 'pissy' about this, his tone was neutral. Either way i think its great that it passed, however i dont think its a matter that should be open to public vote. As with many issues this is the kind of thing that should be decided by the representatives, not the people directly.
You're an absolute twat. How can you compare these two issues.
Re: LuluLaRue – I agree with you completely. Perez has obviously never seen someone he loves dying a slow, painful death.
I heard about that. Weird. There must be some restrictions.
if i lived in washington, i'd want to kill myself too. it's too rainy!
A heavy but fabulous idea.
I believe in anyone right to choose what they want for themselves. So long as it doenst hurt anyone, you should have the choice.
moral issues aside, seperate church and state and let people do what they want with their bodies. People attempt suicide in much more painful inhumane ways so this is truely a blessing.
What the fuck you idiots.
He posted a picture of Oregon because it's legal there too, big damn deal.