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More people now die of suicide that in car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  In 2010 [the latest reporting year], there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides….The rise may stem from … Continue reading →

Fears that legalising euthanasia for very sick newborns would prompt the start of a “slippery slope” are groundless.  These are the findings from experts who architected a dedicated protocol used by doctors in The Netherlands to identify situations in which … Continue reading →

A little before midnight, the House voted 80-57 to approve S. 77. It is up for final vote Wednesday….The legislation which will be on third reading in the House Wednesday, faces a potential fight in conference committee with the Senate … Continue reading →

More than a decade ago, the people of Maine soundly defeated a referendum regarding assisted suicide….As proponents of Oregon’s law admit, and as Oregon’s physician reporting form states, it is social pressures like that that drive the movement for legalized … Continue reading →

Unable to swallow because of her debilitating illness, Diane Whittle consumed a large amount of pentobarbital, a lethal and short-acting barbiturate, by passing it through a feeding tube in her stomach. Birmingham Mail “Nurse traveled to Switzerland to end life … Continue reading →

As Connecticut lawmakers begin public hearings on assisted suicide this month, national advocacy groups like Compassion & Choices will mobilize to help create the illusion that the proposed bill is a grassroots initiative. It isn’t. Washington Examiner “Selling suicide with … Continue reading →

Several differences between the bill and Oregon’s 1997 “Death with Dignity Act,” which served as its model, are likely to be eliminated by the time the bill reaches the full legislature, but the changes aren’t likely to fix what opponents … Continue reading →

(Boston.com — April 1, 2013) The possibility that a patient might prefer suicide (whether physician-assisted or not), simply because s/he does not have access to clinicians who can reliably prevent or alleviate their suffering, should haunt, unite, and mobilize us … Continue reading →

State law allows physicians to discontinue treatment they deem medically futile. If a physician’s decision to end treatment contradicts the patient’s advance directive or the judgment of the patient’s surrogates, state law gives patients or their families 10 days to … Continue reading →

A 22-year-old student at Ohio State University in Columbus, she uses an electric wheelchair and finds waiting rooms and examination rooms are often hard to maneuver….Often times, she said she can’t get an appointment at all — because a facility’s … Continue reading →

A hearing for HB 6645 will be held on Wednesday, March 20. According to co-sponsor, Sen. Edward Meyer, “The physician prescribes the medicine, gives it to the patient and is not actually present with the patient so there can be … Continue reading →

A retired Scottish doctor is facing a fresh police investigation after he admitted helping several pensioners to kill themselves because he agrees with assisted suicide….[Dr. Iain] Kerr, said he was going public about his role to support a second attempt … Continue reading →

I am somewhat confused as to the purpose of this new “mortality index.” A new study from the University of California, San Francisco with funding from the federal government revealed 12 specific items physicians can use to help them determine … Continue reading →

On a 911 tape released by the Bakersfield Fire Department, a nurse at Glenwood Gardens, a senior living facility, refused to give an elderly woman CPR.  The nurse said it was against the facility’s policy. Note: The woman who later … Continue reading →

Some baby boomers with ailing health and advocacy groups like Compassion and Choices are starting to turn the national attitude of doctor-assisted suicide from killing to compassion….Some of the controversy over physician-assisted suicide comes from the procedures and guidelines…Marker asks, … Continue reading →

Nothing can prepare you for seeing your one-year-old nephew in a casket. Nothing can take away his parents’ agony. And nobody could have expected how much good work this helpless baby would do in 14 months. Washington Examiner “Tim Carney: … Continue reading →

When a social movement must rely on euphemisms to obfuscate its goals, it is a good bet there is something wrong with its agenda. First Things “Euthanasia’s Euphemisms” February 22, 2013 View

The process often begins with an oil bath. In some cases, the parent is sick and in pain.  In others, experts say, relatives want to gain control of the estate….Occasionally, those targeted get wind of it and flee.  Others just … Continue reading →

After three days of intense debate, the Vermont Senate passed an end-of-life bill that will now make its way to the House. Senator Ann Cummings, from Montpelier, proposed an amendment that stripped away a lot of those specifics.  The bill … Continue reading →

Quebec is about to make a major push to legalize euthanasia based on the recommendations of a commission. The commission’s recommendations include: “We propose that this option take the form of ‘medical aid in dying’. This assistance involves an act … Continue reading →

Donald McNeely sat on the couch next to his sleeping wife.  For two hours he held a gun in his hand, contemplating what she’d asked of him….[Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Thomas] Wynne found that the defendant doesn’t pose a … Continue reading →

Bills legalizing assisted suicide are being considered in CT, VT, NJ, KS and HI and MA, where proponents decided to resume their efforts after the public vote, according to the National Conference of Sate Legislatures, which tracks legislative trends. There … Continue reading →

The Obama administration, by intent or accident, has effectively driven a major change in the status of physicians.  By reducing the reimbursement for certain office-based specialists while enhancing related payment to hospitals, the administration is compelling more and more physicians … Continue reading →

Though the euthanasia of twin brother in Belgium made headlines, the real story may be how the incident has been trivialized. Rita Marker, an attorney and head of the Patients Rights Council, tells OneNewsNow how euthanasia proponents go about getting … Continue reading →

Susan Rissman vows the the fight to keep her father Paul G. Smith alive is not over — despite a ruling Wednesday…. At the hearing Dr. Anthony Martin admitted he had Rissman removed from the hospital Sunday and barred from … Continue reading →