Free choice, but how can we keep the doctors out of this?

Christine argues for the “Right to Die” on her blog http://christinemmooore.blogspot.com/ and supports the “Death with Dignity Act” in Oregon

I consider myself a “pro life” person and have very strong stances on controversial issues like the death penalty and abortion, but in this case I do agree with Christine’s “pro-choice for death” position – at least to a certain degree. What made me think differently here, is the fact that someone gets to make their own free choice to end their own life voluntarily.
Well this would be the “best” case scenario. If someone who is suffering from pain, who has lost all hope for a cure decides to end his own life. But what if this someone is not in a condition to make such a decision for himself? Who gets to decide then? The doctors? The family? The Court? Which part of the family? What about those cases where the husband or wife wants something totally different than the parents? There are many questions which need to be considered and I can completely understand the doctor’s dilemma they find themselves in.
Does the Hippocratic Oath not matter to modern physicians anymore?
Historically, the accepted code of ethical conduct for doctors has been the Hippocratic Oath. Hippocrates was a Greek physician and called by many "the father of medicine." The Hippocratic Oath has served as a model of professional conduct and for the ethical practice of medicine. One portion of the oath reads: "I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect."

So yes it is a tough decision for a doctor to help someone die, to end his/her suffering.

My personal viewpoint is that the whole concept of doctor assisted suicide is a total distortion of the basic commitment of the physician to support and help life. I cannot see how a physician can legitamize bringing about death. But I do believe humans should have a right to decide whether they want to end their OWN lives or not. If the US is going to support such a bill like the “Death with Dignity” act in Oregon they need to make sure that the doctors will be involved in it as little as possible. It would also help if each individual thought about how they would want to be “helped” in such a situation, if it ever occurs, and maybe write something like a “medical will.”