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I cannot say that if I was faced with a painful death, I would not want to end it painlessly. I cannot say that if one of my family were dying from cancer, with no hope of a cure and in terrible pain, that I would not help them. I live in Oregon, and the last thing I want is for the federal government to jump in and overturn the will of the voters. These are terminally ill patients, with no hope of recovery, who are in debilitating pain. Who is Ashcroft to tell them that sorry, they'll just have to bite the pillow and bear with it.

The Feds did not overturn the will of the people – your statement is either uneducated or a lie.

Oregon’s government sanctioned killing is still in place. You just can’t use federally regulated drugs, which is the LAW. States can’t supersede Federal law – that was decided by Lee vs. Grant.

Hell, Kavorkian made a very nice (or mean) living using non- federally regulated drugs. And of course you could always kill yourself before the law. Why do you need Government to tell you how, when, where and why you can off yourself? Oregon voters brought more government into the mix, not less. Of course it did make it easier for families to rid themselves of a member and still get insurance.

I cannot say that if I was faced with a painful death, I would not want to end it painlessly.

Wimp! Ever heard of picking up your cross and carrying it? You receive graces that way, you know. If you practice any form of Judeo-Christianity what you said is forbidden because you aren't God. You have no right to determine the time you will meet your maker.

Regardless, I don't like this crap because the next thing that will be pushed for is Doctors in charge of determining who is "ready" to go. To hell with that!

I cannot say that if one of my family were dying from cancer, with no hope of a cure and in terrible pain, that I would not help them.

Then you would have a grevious sin on your hands if you did indeed help take the life of another individual. Are you really that dumb?

I live in Oregon, and the last thing I want is for the federal government to jump in and overturn the will of the voters. These are terminally ill patients, with no hope of recovery, who are in debilitating pain. Who is Ashcroft to tell them that sorry, they'll just have to bite the pillow and bear with it.

Are you serious? I love the rantings of you pro-death lovers. It just deepens my belief that all life is sacred, even those suffering in pain. If ever I'm in that situation, instead of trying to get someone to off me, I'll offer up my pain for poor souls who need it. It's called sacrifice! Christ did his part, and I'll do mine.

These are terminally ill patients, with no hope of recovery, who are in debilitating pain. Who is Ashcroft to tell them that sorry, they'll just have to bite the pillow and bear with it.

My step-father had prostate cancer that led to bone cancer. At 5'9", he weighed about 80 lbs. at death. My wife and I went down to Phoenix to give what aid and commfort we could to my mother. After seeing him and hearing the cries of a WWII vet who survived the beaches at Normandy, and had a ditinguised career as a police officer (best finger print man in AZ), as he laid helpless in bed, tore at all of us.

Those who would deny a man like that an easier death are either heartless or unknowing.

BTW, morphine and demerol don't do didly for bone cancer.

It would seem to me that Arschkraft should have enough to keep him busy without running around overturning the will of the people to provide the possibility of relief from suffering to people through medical use of marijuana or by the ending of the life of someone who is terminally ill.

The latter though does present serious problems as regards the problem of making sure the choice is made freely by the patient.