Euthanasia in Oregon: so much for the pain argument

Euthanasia trivia time: since Oregon approved euthanasia in 1994, what percentage of requests for "assisted death" were for untreatable pain? Answer: Zero. That's right. Even though fear of unbearable pain is one of the chief reasons people support euthanasia, patients actually get euthanized for reasons such as loneliness and not wanting to be a burden on others. This letter from an Oregon doctor to his Canadian neighbours is very persuasive: the Oregon system is not a road British Columbia should venture down.