I was prepared to testify at the hearing on SB 128, but the opposition was only allowed two speakers and I would have been the third. Below, please find my prepared remarks:
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Chairman Lara and Members of the Committee:
Enactment of SB 128 will potentially cost California millions of dollars. I say this due to Oregon's experience with a similar law. SB 128 is modeled on that law.
I have prepared a memo with backup documentation, which supports what I'm saying. I have also provided you with individual tabbed copies.
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- California Home
- Choice is an Illusion, Main Site
- Attorney Slams New Assisted-Suicide Bill
- ABX2-15 Talking Points
- "Big Business" & Assisted Suicide
- New Bill For Special Session: ABX2-15
- Quick Facts About Assisted Suicide
- Prohibition Against Assisted Suicide is Constitutional
- Memo to Assembly
- John Kelly: Second Thoughts on ABX2-15
- Baker Amendments Unenforceable
- Assisted Suicide Bill Narrowly Passes Assembly
- Lawsuit Filed To Stop Assisted Suicide
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Memo to Senate Appropriations Committee: "Vote 'NO' on SB 128: The financial impact is potentially 'enormous.'"
By Margaret K. Dore, Esq., MBA
To view a pdf version, please click here.
SB 128 seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The bill is based on a similar law in Oregon, which was enacted in 1997. In Oregon, the law is rarely used, but since passage, there has been a significant increase in other (conventional) suicides. This increase is consistent with a suicide contagion in which legalization and promotion of physician-assisted suicide has led to an increase in other suicides. Moreover, the financial cost is “enormous.” A government report from Oregon states:
In 2010 alone, self-inflicted injury hospitalization charges exceeded 41 million dollars.This Committee must vote NO unless the proponents can show that California will not have a similar increase in conventional suicides. Otherwise, the financial cost in California could be “enormous.”
Sunday, May 3, 2015
"SB 128 has the potential for a large and adverse financial impact on the state of California."
Letter submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee (edited for the web):
Please accept this cover letter and memo in opposition to SB 128 for the purpose of the May 11th hearing.
Based on the "Oregon experience," passage of SB 128 has the potential for a large and adverse financial impact on the state of California. The cover letter explains why as follows:
SB 128 seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide.
https://choiceisanillusion.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/dore-ltr-ca-sen-appr-com_001.pdf
https://choiceisanillusion.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/sb-128-senate-appropriations-memo-updated.pdf
Thank you for your consideration.
Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA, President
Choice is an Illusion, a nonprofit corporation
Law Offices of Margaret K. Dore, P.S.
www.choiceillusion.org
www.margaretdore.com
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 4400
Seattle, WA 98154
Please accept this cover letter and memo in opposition to SB 128 for the purpose of the May 11th hearing.
Based on the "Oregon experience," passage of SB 128 has the potential for a large and adverse financial impact on the state of California. The cover letter explains why as follows:
SB 128 seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide.
In Oregon, which has had a similar law since 1997, legalization is statistically correlated with an increase in other suicides. This increase is consistent with a suicide contagion in which the legalization of one type of suicide (physician-assisted) has led to an increase in other (conventional) suicides. Moreover, the financial cost is "enormous." A government report from Oregon states:
"In 2010 alone, self-inflicted injury hospitalization charges exceeded 41 million dollars." (Emphasis added).Here are the full links:
https://choiceisanillusion.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/dore-ltr-ca-sen-appr-com_001.pdf
https://choiceisanillusion.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/sb-128-senate-appropriations-memo-updated.pdf
Thank you for your consideration.
Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA, President
Choice is an Illusion, a nonprofit corporation
Law Offices of Margaret K. Dore, P.S.
www.choiceillusion.org
www.margaretdore.com
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 4400
Seattle, WA 98154
Monday, April 20, 2015
SB 128 Amended
Today, SB 128 was amended and re-referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
See this link for the new text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_128_bill_20150414_amended_sen_v97.html
Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
See this link for the new text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_128_bill_20150414_amended_sen_v97.html
Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA
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