Americans United for Life Assesses State Ballot Initiative Outcomes, Predicts Regrouping and Strong Comeback in Next Election Cycle for L...(ted measure creates financial incentives...),Health

Date:11/5/2008

ted measure creates financial incentives for healthcare insurance companies to deny coverage for life-saving treatment and to pressure vulnerable patients to choose physician-assisted suicide. In addition, the measure does not provide adequate safeguards for those suffering from treatable mental illnesses, and requires physicians participating in patient suicides to falsify death certificates.

"The approval of Washington Initiative 1000 poses dangers for the rest of the nation," stated J. Margaret Datiles, AUL Staff Counsel. "Now that physician-assisted suicide has been legalized in a state other than Oregon, assisted-suicide advocates will be working relentlessly to legalize the practice across the country."

Michigan: Approval of Proposal 2 (Embryonic Stem-Cell Research)

Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, the "Stem Cell Initiative." The amendment legalizes destructive research on human embryos, and will allow government funding for research on human embryos produced in fertility clinics.

"It's deeply troubling that a state would vote to legalize destructive embryonic stem-cell research at a time when research using adult stem cells is making such progress. It is truly a waste," added Smith.

South Dakota: Defeat of Initiated Measure 11 (Abortion Ban)

South Dakota failed to pass Initiated Measure 11, a constitutional amendment that would have banned abortions in South Dakota, except for those performed in cases of rape or incest, or when continued pregnancy severely endangers the woman's life or health. In 2006, South Dakota voters failed to pass a similar ban.

"Although ultimately unsuccessful, Initiated Measure 11 furthered the debate over the impact of abortion on women, the unborn, and our nation," said AUL Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe. "Given the mounting evidence of the negative impact of abortion, this is a discussion that we must continue to pursue in the days ahead."

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