All posts tagged "palliative care"
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1.3KIssuesDelaware faces pushback on assisted suicide from disability advocates
As Delaware lawmakers gather to discuss a bill legalizing assisted suicide, local and national groups advocating for the rights of the disabled...
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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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1.2KInternationalDoctors group in Scotland refuses to participate in assisted suicide if legalized
A group of more than 30 junior doctors in Scotland has signed a letter affirming their opposition to a push by MSP...
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1.3KInternationalBritish surgeon and professor warns that assisted dying hurts the vulnerable
In a recent op-ed for The Times, British Lord Ian McColl, a surgeon and professor, expressed his belief that more efforts should...
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1.4KInternationalCollege of Psychiatrists of Ireland argues against assisted suicide, for better palliative care
As Irish legislators prepare for a special committee to review a proposed bill on assisted suicide and euthanasia in the new year, the...
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1.4KAnalysisDoctors blur the line between health care and abortion in article lamenting Texas Heartbeat Act
A recent New York Times article contained misleading information about SB 8, a Texas bill that restricts almost all abortions once a...
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1.6KAnalysisDespite claims to the contrary, assisted death is suicide and it is a tragedy
As the call to make assisted suicide legal in the United Kingdom gains popularity, one advocate is publicly making the claim that...
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2.5KInternationalNew report shows negative impacts of euthanasia on palliative care in Canada
A recent report in the journal Palliative Medicine reveals that the rise of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada has had a very...
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2.9KInternationalBritish peer argues: People with disabilities need help living, not dying
As an assisted suicide bill progresses through the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, one peer is speaking out about the...
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1.4KInternationalBritish doctors voice opposition to physician-assisted suicide
As lawmakers in the UK debate legalizing physician-assisted suicide, some doctors are taking a stand and staunchly refusing to participate in the...
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2.0KAnalysisMassachusetts doctors: Vulnerable citizens feel ‘threatened’ by assisted suicide legislation
A group of physicians and disability activists in Massachusetts are warning that legalizing assisted suicide would hurt the state’s most vulnerable citizens....
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4.6KAnalysis‘A chilling silence’: The devastating effects of euthanasia and abortion on its practitioners
When people decide to go into the field of health care, it’s often with the goal of saving lives — not taking...
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1.9KInternationalMalta, a notoriously pro-life country, considers legalizing euthanasia
Malta is a pro-life, largely Catholic country located south of Sicily. It’s the only country in the European Union where abortion is...
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1.0KInternationalAssisted suicide proposal fails to proceed in Ireland’s legislature
A proposal to allow physician-assisted suicide has failed for the second time in Ireland’s legislature. According to Newstalk, the Justice Department has...
