End-of-life choice personal matter, minister says

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 04, 2012

~~<p>Just as people have the freedom of worship, they should be free to decide how to end their own lives under certain conditions, says John Heidel, president of the Interfaith Alliance Hawaii and founder of Religious Leaders for Assisted Dying.</p>
<p>Heidel shared his perspective as a United Church of Christ minister in the continuing conflict about legalizing euthanasia Wednesday at the alliance's monthly Interfaith Open Table at Harris United Methodist Church. Also speaking were Scott Foster, spokesman for the Hawaii Death with Dignity Society, and Juliet Begley of Compassion and Choices Hawaii, a national advocate for aid in dying, whose organizations have stirred debate recently.</p>
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Just as people have the freedom of worship, they should be free to decide how to end their own lives under certain conditions, says John Heidel, president of the Interfaith Alliance Hawaii and founder of Religious Leaders for Assisted Dying.

Heidel shared his perspective as a United Church of Christ minister in the continuing conflict about legalizing euthanasia Wednesday at the alliance's monthly Interfaith Open Table at Harris United Methodist Church. Also speaking were Scott Foster, spokesman for the Hawaii Death with Dignity Society, and Juliet Begley of Compassion and Choices Hawaii, a national advocate for aid in dying, whose organizations have stirred debate recently. Login for more...