[Right_to_die] terminology to avoid for Final Exit Network

[World right-to-die news list (nonprofit)]

       Another common term to avoid based on my recent conversation with a 
criminal defense attorney here in Sacramento, CA, is ADVISE.  That word is 
used in the definition of assistance with a suicide under California law. 
Obviously there are several different definitions of ADVISE.   Do we ever 
ADVISE someone *to commit suicide*?  Never.  Do we provide ADVICE on certain 
methods for taking one's own life and where to get the information or 
supplies?  Yes.

        The criminal attorney to whom I was referred said there didn't seem 
to be a Federal statute specifically about this, but if a case were brought 
in California, the decision would hinge on how to interpret the word ADVISE.

             Sue Solomon
           Sacramento, CA
    former First Responder and Exit Guide
      Final Exit Network

----- Original Message ----- 
> Mr. Levine is to be commended for his letter explaining the mission of 
> FEN.
> However, I take serious issue with his first sentence where he states" we
> are the one organization anywhere in the world which actually ASSISTS 
> those
> whose lives are so miserable that they no longer wish to live" This is an
> amazing attention getting introductory sentence.However,  in view of that
> statement , is it any wonder the GBI and the Arizona authorities are
> accusing us of ASSISTING suicides. We are giving them the ammunitation to
> use against us every time we use the word ASSIST.   WE DO NOT: ASSIST, 
> AID,
> ABET, Facilitate, Enable  or  Obtain anything for anyone who contacts us.
> Everyone associated with the Network would do well to expunge the word
> ASSIST from their vocabulary . Think of language as currency rembering
> people use it to achieve their own purposes.