X-Message-Number: 12171 Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 08:26:09 -0700 From: David Brandt-Erichsen <> Subject: Oregon Senator will filibuster The following article appeared in CongressDaily (July 21, 1999) -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH WYDEN SAYS HE WILL FILIBUSTER ASSISTED SUICIDE PROPOSAL A day after a House Judiciary subcommittee approved legislation that would effectively block implementation of Oregon's first-in- the-nation assisted suicide law, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today vowed to filibuster the measure if it reaches the Senate floor. "I have never done this in my career in the Senate, but if [the bill's sponsor, Senate Majority Whip] Nickles tries to bring this bill to the floor of the Senate, I'm prepared to go out there and speak for a long, long, long, long time," Wyden said. Wyden last year vowed to block the Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act, sponsored by House Judiciary Chairman Hyde and Nickles. But that measure never reached either floor after a coalition of patient, physician and other health groups argued it would deter physicians from providing adequate pain relief for terminally ill patients. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12171