ODWD Demands Attorney General Ashcroft Stop Terrorizing Dying People - During Portland Visit
July 18, 2003
Media Release
Contact: Greg Eddleston - geddleston@dwd.org / (503) 228.4415
During a stop in Portland, Attorney General John Ashcroft was greeted by protesters demanding that he stop terrorizing dying people.� Ashcroft launched his moral crusade against Oregon's Death with Dignity law two years ago.� A decision is pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
"John Ashcroft is wasting our tax dollars during a period of record deficit spending in his ongoing crusade to nullify the Oregon Death with Dignity law.� His actions are an assault on terminally ill Oregonians and the democratic process," said Linda Miles, spokesperson for Oregon Death with Dignity who was on-hand for the protest.
The Oregon Death with Dignity Center is the legal defense, public policy and education nonprofit representing an Oregon physician and pharmacist before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the ongoing Oregon v. Ashcroft case.
Where: Outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse,�1000 SW 3rd Avenue (corner of 3rd and Salmon), Downtown Portland
When:�� Friday, July 18th, 11:00 AM
For the latest information on the Death with Dignity law and the suit against Ashcroft, please visit us on the web at www.dwd.org.�
Or visit www.backoffjohn.com for a look at Oregon Death with Dignity's online activism.
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