Officers cut them out of their chains and took them to the police station in a wheelchair-accessible bus. They were booked on the charges and released on personal recognizance, he said. Not Dead Yet believes physician assisted suicide laws will lead to the murder of people with disabilities. There's not enough money for centers to give people the advice they need to live. Anne Stone of Ann Arbor was volunteering behind the Hemlock Society's registration table when the protesters pushed their wheelchairs into the table.
Assisted suicide is just a matter of choice.
I don't think if a law here is passed a whole lot of people are going to flock to us to be killed. Michigan voters in November will decide a statewide ballot proposal to legalize physician assisted suicide for those with six months or less to live. The measure is similar to one that took effect last year in Oregon. On Friday, Attorney General Janet Reno ruled that federal drug agents could not take action against doctors who help terminally-ill patients die under the Oregon law. Dr. Arthur Oleinick, who drafted the Michigan legislation, said the law has three levels of protections in place to ensure it isn't abused.