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New Documentary Footage Chronicles Euthanasia Abuses in Oregon, Netherlands.(Video Recording Review)

National Right to Life News

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New footage examining the practical application of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act has just been edited for release. The official report of assisted suicide in Oregon admits the practice has become much more widespread, and even includes the caveat that it does "not include

patients and physicians who act outside the law."

Brian Johnston's documentary film Death As A Salesman: What's Wrong With Assisted Suicide has been updated with documentation of the abuses. "I suppose you could call it a `director's cut,'" said Johnston, director of National Right to Life's Western Office. "I was particularly concerned that the abuses in Oregon be made known. There are so many facts about the death of vulnerable patients that the state's `official reports' tend to gloss over."

Recent revelations of widespread abuse and non-reporting in the Netherlands have also come to light. "These are things that have to be looked at and talked about," said Johnston. "Sadly this is a topic that many are uncomfortable with; they may feel intuitively that ...

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