All posts tagged "assisted suicide"
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1.8KGuest ColumnBill to force hospitals to participate in abortion and assisted suicide fails in Australian state
(Right to Life UK) A Bill in Victoria, Australia which would have forced hospitals with a religious affiliation and which receive any state...
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1.6KInternationalCanada’s problems with assisted suicide only continue to grow
Relatively speaking, Canada one of the more recent nations around the world to have legalized assisted suicide — but in those few...
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1.2KAnalysisDisability advocates warn that a lack of support leads to assisted suicide
As assisted suicide spreads around the world, more and more people with disabilities are falling victim. For many, this is confirmation that...
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1.4KInternationalMan who shot colleagues allowed to die by assisted suicide before his trial
Last December, a gunman in the city of Tarragona, Spain, shot and injured three of his colleagues. But before the victims could...
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1.2KInternationalAttack on conscience rights in Australian state fails
A bill that would have expanded abortion in publicly funded hospitals in Victoria, Australia, has failed. The bill was introduced by Reason...
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4.9KInternationalCanadian soldier seeking treatment for PTSD was offered euthanasia instead
UPDATE 9/1/22: The National Post has reported that on August 16, the veteran, who was receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury, was “casually” offered...
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1.5KAnalysisWorld Medical Association could save conscience protections, but pressure must continue
Initial indications were that the World Medical Association (WMA), a group of 115 national medical associations, would destroy conscience protections against things like...
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6.4KInternationalCanadian man with a history of depression euthanized for ‘hearing loss’
A man named Alan Nichols died after being hospitalized in Canada, a victim of euthanasia due simply to “hearing loss.” Now, his...
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1.6KInternationalIreland set to form special committee to consider legalizing assisted suicide
Following the passage of the Dying with Dignity Bill in the lower house of the Irish legislature last year, the Irish Parliament...
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2.2KInternationalCanada sees deaths from assisted suicide jump 32% in just one year
Health Canada recently released its statistics for 2021, revealing that an astonishing 3.3% of all deaths in the country were the result...
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2.4KAnalysisDoctors allow UK teen with eating disorder to die at her own request
A teenager with an eating disorder has died after a judge allowed doctors to stop treating her. The girl, who lived...
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2.6KInternationalWoman in Canada seeks euthanasia because she can’t access medical treatment
Another heartbreaking story from Canada has surfaced, with yet another person seeking Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) — or assisted suicide — due to...
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1.4KInternationalAssisted suicide businesses in Switzerland upset over rules limiting suicide tourism
In May, the Swiss Medical Association released a series of stricter guidelines regarding assisted suicide. Now, assisted suicide businesses like Exit International...
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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...
