Civil Rights
Nov. 20, 2014
The basic right to die with dignity
Whatever your religion and however you view physician-assisted dying with dignity, the case of Brittany Maynard was a painfully difficult one.
Julie L. Kessler
PO Box 1582
Manhattan Beach , CA 90267-1582
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Email: Julie@VagabondLawyer.com
George Washington Univ Law School
Julie is an attorney based in Los Angeles, a freelance writer for several publications, and the author of the award-winning book "Fifty-Fifty, The Clarity of Hindsight." She can be reached at www.VagabondLawyer.com
In comments to the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors, it was reported from Vatican City that Pope Francis denounced the right-to-die movement, saying it's a "false sense of compassion" to consider assisted suicide an act of dignity when it's a sin against God and creation.
And just so there is no confusion about the Catholic Church's position, the Vatican's most senior bioethics official condemned as "reprehensible" the assisted suicide of Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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