Bernie Sanders Differentiates Himself in a Big Way from Hillary When it Comes to Assisted Suicide

Editor's note: This Shark recalls that Adolph Hitler ordered "assisted suicide" for one of his famous generals, General Rommel.  Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com

 

Bernie Sanders Differentiates Himself in a Big Way from Hillary When it Comes to Assisted Suicide

BY KELSEY RUPP (1 DAY AGO) | EDITOR'S CHOICE, ELECTIONS

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At a forum focusing on issues particularly relevant to senior citizens on Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came out in favor of physician-assisted suicide.

At the Seniors Decide 2016 forum at George Mason University, a volunteer with pro-assisted suicide group Compassion & Choices Action Network asked the Vermont senator what he thinks “can be done on the federal level to increase end-of-care options.”

Sanders responded:

“Well, I, you know, I am proud of how Vermont is a leader, frankly, in a number of areas, including end-of-life care. You know, this is, uh, a very emotional issue, obviously, and we have got to be extremely careful about how those decisions are made. And I know the concerns of people who oppose this.”

“But you know, I think if a human being is in a situation where they are going to see their life end in a short period of time, where they are suffering, where they choose no longer to be alive. I think they have the right to make that decision for themselves.”

“And I think that’s true, not just in Vermont, obviously, but all across the country.”

Vermont is one of five states in which physician-assisted suicide is legalfor mentally sound, terminally ill adults. Thirty-eight states, by contrast, have laws prohibiting assisted suicide.

Sanders, who spoke via a live stream, was the only presidential candidate to appear at the forum, though a proxy for Republican candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich was also present: