Under Proposed Law, at Least a Thousand Californians Would Commit Legal Assisted Suicide Each Year

Evolution News and Views ^ | February 19, 2015 | Wesley J. Smith

[Heartlander]

Under Proposed Law, at Least a Thousand Californians Would Commit Legal Assisted Suicide Each Year

Wesley J. Smith February 19, 2015 3:19 AM | Permalink

The bogus Oregon death with dignity assisted suicide statistics are out, and the numbers are up again. According to the report -- based on physician self-reporting -- in 2014, 105 people overdosed themselves with drugs obtained via a doctor's prescription (usually facilitated in some way by the suicide pushers at Compassion and Choices.)

Meanwhile, in California an assisted suicide bill has been filed -- looser than Oregon's. And that got me to thinking: Suicide pushers claim that their agenda is no big deal because the numbers who kill themselves in Oregon are relatively small.

But Oregon's population is only about 10 percent of California's (37.7 million versus 3.8 million). If California's assisted suicide numbers were the same as Oregon's, more than 1000 people would commit assisted suicide each year.  That's roughly 85 a month, or nearly 3 every day. That number would steadily rise as people became desensitized to doctor-prescribed death.

Currently, about 3300 Californians commit suicide each year. Add the assisted suicides, and there would be a one-third increase, to about 4300 per year (although the legislation would require doctors to lie on death certificates by stating that the demises were caused by underlying disease rather than overdose).

If the same number of Californians died of assisted suicide as do through euthanasia in the Netherlands -- about 3 percent of deaths, a too low figure as many go unreported -- the number of Californians dead by prescribed overdose would be 6,900 each year.

If California ever went full-tilt Netherlands where doctors actually intentionally kill about 14 percent of those who die each year -- when intentional terminal sedation is included -- more than 32,000 would die at the hands of doctors each year. 

So, we are not talking about a few people committing assisted suicide here and there. The suicide agenda is moving to places where, if it succeeds, the body bags will really begin to pile up.

[Heartlander]

Dutch Professor Now Opposes Euthanasia, “I Was Wrong, Terribly Wrong”

[Lurker]

Not seeing much of a downside here.

[I want the USA back]

Just getting rid of old Whiteys to make room for the new “immigrants”.

[rktman]

Do we get to choose who goes? It may be okay with the state of California but I got a feeling that God may have a different view point.

[ColdOne]

yep

[V_TWIN]

Hoping nancy P.lousy is one of ‘em.

[arthurus]

Under Proposed Law, at Least a Thousand Californians Would Commit Legal Assisted Suicide Each Year<>Hmmm. Is that a projection or is it a legal mandate?

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL

A thousand out of a population of nearly 40 million

BFD.

[thorvaldr]

Every little bit helps

[rktman]

We could make a list and send it to the Cali legislature for consideration.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Well. The entire state is committing suicide by giving anyone who can cross the border welfare, food stamps, housing and a bunch of other government benes.

[bicyclerepair]

Except for Fresno obviously, America would be better off w/o KA.

[lavaroise]

But guns cause suicide...

[katana]

Assuming, correctly I think, that almost all of the voluntarily deceased would be liberals this might qualify alongside ten thousand lawyers at the bottom of the ocean as a good start.

OK, I'm removing my tongue from my cheek now.

[EQAndyBuzz]

California Legal Assisted Suicide Act. Sponsored by The Soylent Corporation.

[WayneS]

Hmmmmm. This presents a moral dilemma.

I am morally opposed to suicide.

On the other hand, I am also morally opposed to Californians...

;-)

[Politicalkiddo]

If you want to kill yourself, we have a nice bridge that you can jump off off or wheel your wheelchair off of. Don’t bring doctors into something like this. It totally violates the Hippocratic oath.

[SharpRightTurn]

If Boxer and Feinswine were my senators, and Brown was my governor, I’m sure euthanasia would pass through my mind too.

[lostboy61]

Please don’t play with me and tell me Moonbeam will be first in line.

[terycarl]

If only they were California politicians even I would agree with PAS!!