The idea of starving a helpless elderly person to death used to be thought of as the most egregious crime. An abhorrence. Now, for some, it is merely another form of “death with dignity.”
Continue reading Should We Starve Alzheimer’s Patients?Conscience protections for Catholic hospitals and other organizations could soon come under fire in the Canadian province of Ontario, with one assisted suicide group saying they may challenge this legislation in court.
Continue reading In Ontario, legal assisted suicide could kill conscientious objectionWhat gives us our worth? How we answer that question will shape how we live. And maybe how we die.
Continue reading Suicide is Now the Second Leading Cause of Death for Youth and Young AdultsA Palm Coast man is in jail after deputies said he made a pact in June with his girlfriend to commit suicide, but survived.
Continue reading Woman dies after suicide pact, boyfriend charged with assisted suicideCarmela Hutchison who is the President of the DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Canada), an executive member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and a mental health advocate, wonders why a woman with disabilities, such as herself, was urged to die by assisted death, rather than offered assistance to live.
Continue reading Why was a woman with disabilities urged to accept assisted death, instead of assistance to live?