The good news: The held-over Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) bills from last year were not heard in the 2010 legislative session. The worrisome news: We have been told that a new PAS bill will be introduced in the 2011 session. "Compassion and Choices," the large (and misleadingly named) mainland PAS advocacy organization, has identified Hawaii as a primary target in its effort to legalize Physician Assisted Suicide in the coming year.
Hawaii Physicians for Compassionate Care is an association of physicians, medical professionals, and concerned citizens dedicated to preserving the traditional physician-patient relationship, to promoting compassionate care for severely ill individuals without sanctioning or assisting suicide or euthanasia, and to maintaining the highest standards of pain management and palliative care. HPCC was formed to help protect the "new victims" who would suffer under legalized PAS.
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