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Video: Gov. Huckabee Opposes Assisted Suicide Legislation Filed in Arkansas

Feb 28, 2019Jerry CoxEuthanasia and Assisted Suicide, VideoAssisted Suicide, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Last week, legislation was filed that effectively would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Arkansas. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee opposes the bill.

Governor Huckabee’s full statement against the proposal reads,

“Legislation recently introduced in the AR General Assembly to allow doctors to legally kill people with what is believed to be a terminal illness is shocking and disturbing and hopefully will be a “terminally ill” piece of legislation. To invite medical doctors who have taken an oath to “do no harm” to intentionally kill someone is revolting. Helping terminally ill patients with comfort and dignity is admirable and hospice groups provide compassionate and honorable assistance in a person’s last days, but I sincerely pray that Arkansas does not join the parade in a culture of death that believes that intentional killing of another innocent human, be it an unborn child or a terminally ill person is an act worthy of civilized people.”

Watch this video to learn more.

Assisted Suicide Legislation Filed in Arkansas

Feb 21, 2019Jerry CoxEuthanasia and Assisted SuicideAssisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Suicide

On Wednesday Rep. Dan Douglas (R – Bentonville) filed H.B. 1536 effectively legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Arkansas.

This bad bill lets doctors prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients.

Unlike some assisted suicide proposals, H.B. 1536 doesn’t require the patient to be referred to a counselor before being given the suicide drugs.

Under H.B. 1536, Christian hospitals, hospices, and healthcare facilities would not be able to stop doctors who work for them from prescribing suicide drugs to their patients.

In other states, laws like this one have made it possible for elderly, ill, or vulnerable individuals to be euthanized. H.B. 1536 does not contain safeguards to prevent that from happening in Arkansas.

This bad bill fundamentally disrespects the sanctity of innocent human life.

Please encourage your state representative and your state senator to oppose H.B. 1536 by Rep. Dan Douglas, the bill allowing physician-assisted suicide in Arkansas.

You can leave a message for your state representative by calling the Arkansas House switchboard during normal business hours at (501) 682-6211.

You can leave a message for your state senator by calling the Arkansas Senate switchboard during normal business hours at (501) 682-2902.

Video: One in Four Dutch Deaths Caused by Doctors

Jan 24, 2019Jerry CoxBioethics, Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, VideoAssisted Suicide, Bioethics, Ethics, Euthanasia

Euthanasia and assisted suicide have become so acceptable in Europe than 25% of deaths in Netherlands are now caused by doctors. The same problem could be coming to the U.S.