I should point out that Bill Pryor was one of the 11th circuit judges who refused to hear the case, and he's certainly no euthanasia activist.
The other judges didn't want to risk offending George (Greer), they even said so in a local interview here in Florida. Offending a judge should not enter into the equation, this was about justice not about offending your good friend George. A little known fact, except locally, all of these judges are very close friends.