The problem is, once PAS is legal and accepted, there will be intense pressure from relatives and insurers on those who are not terminal, but require extensive, inconvenient and costly life-sustaining care, to stop being a “burden” and take the “dignified way out.” Advocates have seen this in Oregon, where PAS is now legal, and …
I have listened to many statements lately on assisted suicide and lack of autonomy as a reason to end someone’s life. This hurts me deeply. My daughter is 30 years old and has very significant disabilities including an inability to walk, talk or sit without support. She has chronic pain. When she was younger, doctors …
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A cystic fibrosis sufferer who was ready to die at the assisted suicide clinic Dignitas changed her mind after hearing five words. Janka Penther, once a keen surfer, was housebound, barely able to walk and could only breathe through an oxygen tube. When the chronic lung condition was at its worst, the 35-year-old was so …
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The Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB 160) is currently making its way through the Delaware General Assembly. This bill would legalize what has been called “physician assisted suicide” or “medical aid in dying” for terminally ill adult patients. End of life bills have been passed in several states in this country and several …
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A judge Friday allowed a legal challenge to proceed against California’s law allowing terminally ill people to seek prescriptions for life-ending drugs. Riverside County Judge Daniel A. Ottolia decided to allow a lawsuit by doctors challenging the state’s 2016 law permitting medically-assisted death move forward and denied a request from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra …
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As a physician who deals daily with terminal patients, I can say that HB 160 is bad policy for many reasons. Here are five: First, contrary to what proponents say, legalizing assisted suicide actually limits your choices and access to healthcare. Once assisted suicide becomes a medical option, it will be the cheapest option and …
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A one-hour in-depth interview with Dr. Brian Callister on the Rick Jensen radio show in Delaware. Must listen!
Last November, Colorado passed Proposition 106, making it the fifth state to legislate assisted suicide. Oregon, Washington, California and Vermont already had assisted suicide laws on the books. Montana also has it not by legislation but by an activist court. Since Wyoming is sandwiched between Montana and Colorado, it is a sure bet that we …
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As a physician who deals daily with terminal patients, I can say that HB 160 is bad policy for many reasons. Here are five: First, contrary to what proponents say, legalizing assisted suicide actually limits your choices and access to healthcare. Once assisted suicide becomes a medical option, it will be the cheapest option and …
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‘I love you. Kill yourself’ In the days before Conrad Roy III took his own life, Michelle Carter exploited his “frailties” by twisting words of affection into brutally cold directives, prosecutors said Friday. “She turned [their conversations] into: ‘I love you. Kill yourself,’ ” Bristol Assistant District Attorney Katie Rayburn said during the fourth day …
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