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2.8KIssuesCanadian assisted suicide rates surge 22 times higher than US
Canada’s lenient assisted suicide laws continue to attract scrutiny as the country faces a sharp rise in assisted suicide rates. A recent...
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1.6KIssuesUnited Church of Canada approves prayers for medically-assisted dying as the ‘compassion of Jesus’
The United Church of Canada has approved a collection of prayers for “those in great pain and those ready to die,” including...
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2.8KAnalysisCulture of death: Nations allowing doctor-assisted suicide and euthanasia
Physician-assisted death, originally only legal in a select few countries, has quickly become a trend sweeping the globe. Just a few decades...
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1.5KInternationalCanadian media outlet romanticizes assisted suicide of impoverished abuse survivor
A recent article in the Toronto Star acknowledged the death of Michael Fraser, a man who had experienced a lifetime of abuse, pain,...
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2.9KAnalysis‘He was suffocating’: Botched death row executions serve as warning sign for assisted suicide
A man recently executed on death row is said to have suffered for hours during a horrifically botched execution, and this is...
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2.2KIssuesMan who slit his wife’s throat calls upon UK to change assisted suicide laws
Graham Mansfield, whom the BBC refers to as the “failed suicide pact killer,” has been released from jail and is now calling...
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1.3KInternationalScottish lawmaker who lost four children advocates against assisted suicide
A Scottish lawmaker who lost four of his five children is speaking out against assisted suicide and challenging his country to reimagine...
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1.2KIssuesParalyzed man dies in Italy’s first case of assisted suicide
Twelve years ago, 44-year-old Federico Carboni was paralyzed following a car crash. This week, he died in Italy’s first case of assisted...
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1.1KIssuesHawaii lawmakers fail to expand assisted suicide laws
Despite a push by pro-assisted suicide advocates, assisted suicide in the state of Hawaii is staying as-is, for now. House Bill 1823...
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2.0KInternationalSuicide rates among the ill are being used to demand assisted suicide
A new study in the United Kingdom has revealed a 2.5 percent higher suicide risk among people battling terminal cancer, as well...
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2.3KInternationalPro-euthanasia group wants to force religious medical facilities to commit assisted suicide
The pro-euthanasia group Dying with Dignity Canada is demanding an end to religious exemptions that allow medical facilities with a religious affiliation...
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1.3KIssuesVermont lawmakers push to loosen assisted suicide safeguards
Pro-assisted suicide Vermont lawmakers are working to loosen the state’s assisted suicide law by removing some of the safeguards currently in place....
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3.5KInternationalNova Scotia to allow self-administered assisted suicide option
“First, do no harm.” This popular principle reminds health care professionals of their duty to consider the ethical implications of what they...
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1.6KIssuesPro-assisted suicide websites are teaching millions how to kill themselves
Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been touted as dignified ways for people who are terminally ill or profoundly suffering to take their...
