10 December 2008

To Citizens, Politicians, & Statesmen of Luxembourg, & to the Media Worldwide

Dear Lydie Err
Dear Jean Huss
Dear Friends of ADMD Luxembourg

We want to offer our most heartfelt “Congratulations” to the Citizens, Politicians, & Statesmen of Luxembourg, who stood by their honest convictions when voting for the Err/Huss bill on 19 February 2008, & who will resolutely re-affirm next week the Err/Huss bill, voting it into law.

This bill expresses the ideals of all Right to Die Societies seeking self-determination in dying, while also furthering better palliative care, making it possible for each person to exercise personal choices towards the end of life.

Having another European Nation embrace this right to choose, following the
Netherlands & Belgium in recent years, & closely on the heels of Washington State USA, will be of significant consequence for the Right to Die movement throughout the World.

The success of each country, as they advance the right of every citizen to control suffering at the end of life, is a success for all of us who work to advance this most compassionate cause.

Tireless work & effort, plus skilled planning & execution, will pay off immeasurably for you, & we shall all be the beneficiaries!

On behalf of the Boards of Directors, & the Member Societies Juan Mendoza-Vega MD, President, World Federation of Right to Die Societies Karen Sanders Mackley, SRN, RGN, Acting President, Right to Die Europe