All posts tagged "assisted suicide"
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4.2KHuman RightsWoman considering euthanasia learns she had been misdiagnosed
The story of a Canadian mother of three who was considering doctor-assisted suicide is shining a light on one of the fatal...
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1.6KAnalysisOhio hospice offers true dignity in dying, without offering suicide
Across the country, states have been legalizing assisted suicide in disturbingly increasing numbers. Yet in Ohio, the emphasis on death with dignity...
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1.3KIssuesDoctors sue California over lack of assisted suicide conscience protections
A group of doctors is suing the state of California for erasing conscience protections and forcing them to take an active role...
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1.8KGuest ColumnAssisted suicide now being promoted for people with anorexia
(National Review) The push is now on to allow assisted suicide for psychiatric patients. The Journal of Eating Disorders has published a piece urging...
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1.8KAnalysisAnalysis shows legalizing assisted suicide does not decrease overall suicides, and may do the opposite
A recent peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health has revealed that the legalization of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide...
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1.4KInternationalItaly assisted suicide referendum blocked by constitutional court
The constitutional court in Italy has turned down a request to hold a referendum on assisted suicide and euthanasia in the country,...
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1.5KInternationalMan charged with wife’s murder, claims it was assisted suicide
Janice Hunter, a 75-year-old British woman suffering from blood cancer, died recently at the hands of her husband, as reported by the...
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1.4KInternationalAssisted suicide is ‘hijacking’ health bill, UK legislators claim
A disabled member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom (UK) has accused a fellow member of attempting to “hijack”...
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1.9KOpinionEuthanasia is dangerous and immoral, not dignified
Society has been free-falling into a new age of so-called “dignified death,” including euthanasia for children, the innovation of suicide pods and...
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4.2KAnalysisFather stabs disabled son to death, court rules it as ‘assisted suicide’
A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to just a year and a half in prison after stabbing his disabled son to death....
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1.4KAnalysisDoctors warn that people are being scared into supporting assisted suicide
A new report from the Association of Palliative Medicine (APM) of Great Britain and Ireland is warning that people are being scared...
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1.9KInternationalNew Zealand statistics show one to two people choose assisted suicide every week
New figures out of New Zealand show that one to two people have chosen assisted suicide each week since the country legalized...
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1.7KAnalysisCase report in US shows woman may undergo assisted suicide for anorexia
In 2013, there was international outrage when a woman in Belgium underwent assisted suicide for anorexia; there was a similar response around...
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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....
