New York -- While Oregon is the only state with legalized PAS, the experience of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law is incredibly instructive. The membership of the 25-member task force included prominent physicians, nurses, lawyers, academics, and religious persons. While the members of the task force began and ended their deliberations with vastly different views on the ethical acceptability of PAS and PAD, their final conclusion was unanimous - existing law prohibiting PAS and PAD should NOT BE CHANGED. From a public policy perspective, they believed that any possible benefit was far outweighed by the overall harm to society.

The Netherlands - The Netherlands is the only place in the world where PAS and PAD are routinely practiced. The experience serves as a frightening warning to all those considering legalized PAS and PAD. The Government's own study, often referred to as the Remmelink Report, showed that in 1990 over 1000 patients were killed without having given their explicit consent.