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Casting stones and casting aspersions: let's not lose sight of the main issues in the euthanasia debate.

Downie et al. identified some errors in my article challenging the safeguards that are in place in jurisdictions that have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide. I humbly accept that there are some errors in the references and subtleties that are regrettable. However, most of what they report to be erroneous and false I would argue is indeed correct, and other issues they raise are meant to cast aspersions and distract readers from the primary issues. The facts and my position remain unscathed; there are too few effective safeguards in place to prevent abuses in the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide.