Montana doctors exercise rights of conscience

Four months after District Judge Dorothy McCarter opened the door for Montana to join Oregon and Washington in allowing the grisly practice of assisted suicide, some patients say they aren't finding any doctors who will aide them. "I feel as though my doctors do not feel able to respect my decision to choose aid in dying," wrote 67-year-old Janet Murdock. "Access to physician aid in dying would restore my hope for a peaceful, dignified death in keeping with my values and beliefs." Dr. Kirk Stoner, the president of the Montana Medical Association, says he is not surprised that doctors are not stepping up to kill patients because they don't view that as their proper role. LifeNews