My Personal Experience With Assisted Suicide

By Margaret Dore

In another life, I talked three young men down from suicide.

What I think happened is that a final exit network type person had given them my phone number by mistake. This was before the age of caller ID.

I was contacted by each of the three young men over a period of time, each one wanting assistance to kill himself. 

I called a suicide prevention person to ask what I should do, i.e., with regard to the first one. The person told me to ask the suicidal person why? To engage him.  

Margaret Dore and Other Featured Speakers Opposing Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: An In-Person and Online Event

Margaret Dore:  "It's been a long time since a lot of us have seen each other. Thank you to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and the Family Institute of Connecticut for sponsoring this event!"

The Event:  Caring About Everyone, EPC-USA Anti-Assisted Suicide Conference.

Keynote Speaker:  Wesley J. Smith, contributor to The Corner at National Review and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism.   

When: Saturday, October 15, 2020, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Eastern Time.

Where:  Online or in-person attendance at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Hartford-Bradley Airport. The address is 16 Ella T. Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 06096-0020. To phone the hotel, dial 860-627-5171.

Speakers in Alphabetical Order Via Last Names:  (1) Margaret Dore (pictured above); (2) Gordon Friesen, Board Member, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition; (3) Elaine Kolb, Not Dead Yet; (4) Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition; (5) Wesley J. Smith; (6) William Toffler MD, Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation; (7) Lynn Varco, The Minnesota Alliance for Ethical Healthcare; and (8) Peter Wolfgang, Family Institute of Connecticut.

After Event at the Hotel:  Hosted by Margaret Dore.

For Questions About the Event: 

Email Lesliewolfgang@yahoo.com or phone her at 860-833-4041

Off Topic: My Best Friend Zena

By Margaret Dore

Kalispell Montana.  Approximately two years ago, my friend, Dr. Annie Bukacek, purchased a dog for protection, naming her Zena. It soon became apparent that Zena was a different kind of dog. For whatever reason, she never learned her name, but she knew when we were talking about her. She was smart, silly and very social.

Zena loved to make friends with the people who came to Annie’s office. Sometimes they brought her treats. She made friends [with me] at the local Starbucks, meaning more treats. She reached out to a lonely woman at the bank, making the woman’s day.