Wife in right-to-die case takes on political cause
Michele Finn, widow of Hugh Finn, spoke publicly in early August on behalf of a legislative candidate who supported her decision last fall to end life support for her husband in a well-known case. (See Medical Ethics Advisor, November 1998, p. 124.)
Finn spoke on behalf of Democratic legislative candidate Denise Oppenhagen, who is running against legislator Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William) in the Virginia legislature. Finn accuses Marshall of "ignoring the laws of the state for his own personal and moral righteousness, and pitted one family member against another."
Recent reports that Finn’s lawyer is not satisfied with the state’s payment to defray her legal costs is causing some voters to question her motives and those of her lawyer. Finn states her costs exceed $100,000, and the state legislature approved a payment of $48,000, which, according to Finn, covered the costs from last fall.
Finn stated at the political gathering that she came to the fundraiser to say "each of us has the right to our own opinion about end-of-life decisions."
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