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“Assisted Dying” IS Assisted Suicide

I received a form letter the other day from Kathryn Tucker, of the euphemistically named “Compassion and Choices” (C & C), which came into being as part of a merger with the honestly named Hemlock Society. The letter referenced a law review article I wrote way back in 2007, which she claimed to have “enjoyed [...]

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Euthanasia Legalization Bill in New South Wales

Euthanasia activists keep trying to stretch the envelope. In New South Wales, Australia, a bill has been introduced that would not only permit active euthanasia but would be allow a very broad array of ill and disabled patients to be killed upon request. From, The Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2013 (PDF): In this [...]

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Vermont’s Coming “No Rules” Assisted Suicide

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Vermont seems poised to enact assisted suicide into state law. For the first three years, it will be a law with even fewer “protective guidelines” than the ephemeral Oregon rules. Then, the guidelines sunset and doctors would seem to be able do pretty much as they please. From the Burlington Free Press story: The alternative [...]

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Pro Suicide Advocacy Increasing Rates?

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Suicide is in the air. Our culture — particularly exemplified by the media — is becoming increasingly pro suicide. Perhaps better stated, many are now pro some suicides. Indeed, if a suicidal person is sick, disabled, even mentally ill, many believe it is perfectly fine for a doctor to facilitate death through intentional overdose, and [...]

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Poor NHS Care Drives Assisted Suicide Support

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Here is another cogent warning about the dangers of centralized health care. The people of the UK have apparently lost so much trust in the National Health Service (NHS), that it is driving support for legalizing assisted suicide. From the Telegraph story: Fears about standards care for terminally ill people in the NHS are fueling [...]

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Euthanasia Changes Culture

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I have a long article out in the current (May 2013) First Things magazine detailing the never-ending expansion of euthanasia in Europe, to the point that there are few medicalized killings that are not allowed. I get into Belgian organ harvesting after euthansia, the growth of psychiatric euthanasia in the Netherlands, and suicide tourism in [...]

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Push for Right to Assisted Suicide in UK

Assisted suicide is not about terminal illness. It is about creating a legal right to be made dead. In the USA, this agenda is more hidden than elsewhere, but anyone with eyes to see can discern that truth. The latest example is in the UK where a paralyzed man has sued to create a right [...]

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Texas Still Aiming At Forced DNR

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Back in February, I complained about Texas SB. 303, which would allow doctors to impose a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) Order on a patient’s file without consent. Since then, I have been to Austin to testify against the bill, and some salutory changes were made, although the bill still seems unacceptable to me. In [...]

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Montana May Outlaw Assisted Suicide

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The Montana Supreme Court issued a muddled decision a few years ago ruling that assisted suicide was not against the public policy of the state under the law that deals with advance directives. That didn’t actually legalize doctor-prescribed suicide, but left the state of the law in a big mess. Now, HB 505 is being [...]

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Suicide Clinic in Washington State

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Washington state legalized assisted suicide several years ago, and efforts are underway to normalize overdosing as a legitimate medical treatment. A cancer center in the state has established a what amounts to a suicide clinic called (of course) the Death With Dignity program. From the Clinical Psychiatry News story: The program’s policy — written by [...]

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