Month: July 2018
“Fatal Flaws” Shows Assisted Suicide is About Despair, Not Terminal Illness
In June, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and DunnMedia & Entertainment released Fatal Flaws: Legalizing Assisted Death, a full-length documentary examining the long-term consequences of legal assisted suicide. Kevin Dunn, the filmmaker, travelled to the Netherlands, Belgium, the U.S., and Canada to interview patients and physicians who have been affected by these laws, both assisted suicide
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As I See It: The AMA grapples with issue of physician assisted suicide [TELEGRAPH.COM]
Published 22 JULY 2018 at telegram.com: link to original article By Thomas E. Sullivan, M.D. Ethicists’ recommendations were not followed I am surprised, having dedicated my life to healing, that we in the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association did not reach consensus at our annual meeting in Chicago recently, to ratify the
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Advocates against Assisted Suicide Show That Love Endures and Gives Life [NATIONAL REVIEW]
Published 16 JULY at National Review: link to original article. By Kathryn Jean Lopez “Lucas is dependent on me for everything. And it is joy. I take care of him with joy. I do it out of love.” At the same time, she was caring for her newborn son, Kristen Hanson was caring for her
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Twelve Myths About Physician Assisted Suicide and Medical Aid In Dying [MD MAGAZINE]
Note: At the MN Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, we choose to use the term “assisted suicide” rather than the more common terms “medical aid-in-dying (MAID)” and “physician-assisted suicide (PAS)” We believe that “assisted suicide” most accurately describes the practice discussed below, because no matter who is assisting—a doctor, a family member, or an “Exit Guide“—the
Suicide and Assisted Suicide: Two Sides of the Same Crisis
If we give up the fight against assisted suicide, we will lose the fight against suicide, too. A crisis of meaning Last month we mourned fashion designer Kate Spade and television chef Anthony Bourdain, who both ended their own lives unexpectedly. These celebrity suicides have since sparked a national conversation about mental health and how