The Parable of the Unwilling Physician
May 16, 2009 by Albert Mohler
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Stephen Wallace had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, and he wanted his doctor and the local hospital to help him commit suicide, but they would not. Now, his children are speaking out, and this opens a new angle on the issue of assisted suicide.
The new assisted suicide law in Washington State allows for assisted suicide under some conditions. Nevertheless, many doctors in the state opposed the measure, and a conscience clause was written into the law, clearly allowing physicians and hospitals to refuse participation in suicide.
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