its nice to get input on social policy from various groups and individuals but MD's (schipper is a cancer wonk, not a policy expert)  have no training or qualifications in social/health policy such as assissted dying or abortion.  

schipper admits that his views are guided by his religion, judaism, ("as a jew and a doctor") and makes an odious comparison to nazi germany. how dare he compare aryan philosophy with assissted dying.

as for choosing him because hes an academic or expert, well he's not really one.  he has no phd, and a paltry 2 publications with 3 citations in the last 10 years. He has never published anything on assisted dying in a peer-reviewed journal. His opposition to assisted dying is based on jewish law and judaism, which like other abrahamic myths oppose the right of an individual to make their own decisions about their bodies and lives.

religion infects rather than informs the discussion on assisted dying.