Word: kulongoski
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Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, a backer of his state's pioneering law, does not want to be one of those pols. "Oregon should be a model for every state," he says. "We live longer through medical technology. But there is more to life than breathing." A Roman Catholic, Kulongoski is knowingly taking a position in defiance of his church, which opposes his state's law. The church, in turn, is joining hands with disability-rights activists, who see assisted suicide as a first step to euthanasia. Even many doctors, who understand better than most what a horror a slow death...
Then there are the national implications. "The Bush Administration will love to have this debate in a number of key states, including ours, so they can gin up their base," says Stephen Schneider, an aide to Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski. Democrats point out that in 2000 Al Gore won the state by just 6,800 votes; now they fear that conservatives enraged by gay marriage will more than make up that difference at the polls...
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