Assisted-Suicide Blog

I was contacted today by a person who said she was from Hemlock,
and they were raising funds for the Death with Dignity proposal
in Washington? I've been contacted by Washington directly also?
Is Hemlock doing this?? Is the appeal for real?
-----------Alida Westman
BLOG MANAGER DEREK HUMPHRY RESPONDS:
Hemlock as a national organization no longer exists. Either
there was a misunderstanding or a lie on the telephone.
The attempt to change the law in Washington State is by a coalition led by the DEATH WITH DIGNITY NATIONAL CENTER, based in Portland, Oregon.  The coalition is named "It's My Decision".
Here is how you can support the Washington State
Ballot initiative planned for this Nov. to introduce a law
similar to Oregon’s on physician-assisted suicide statute.
The coalition running the campaign is:
It’s My Decision
PO Box 21984,  Seattle, WA 98111
Telephone  +206-633-2008
Email:  campaign@itsmydecision.org
Website:  www.itsmydecision.org
Contributions are sorely needed, but, remember, they are not
tax-deductible.  If called, make very sure to whom you are
talking. It’s a common scam for telephone fraudsters to introduce
the name of someone else well-known (in this case Hemlock)to
gain confidence and money. Best to mail a check.–D.H.