What 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 Adults
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A Palm Coast man is in jail after deputies said he made a pact in June with his girlfriend to commit suicide, but survived.
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Carmela 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?
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How bad is America’s suicide problem? Well, it’s so bad that Americans’ overall life expectancy has declined for the first time since the 1930s.
Continue reading America’s Suicide Crisis: Life Expectancy Declines for First Time Since 1930 Because So Many Commit Suicide
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It’s difficult to talk about suicide. Not a person who reads this hasn’t been touched by one. Yet a recent editorial in The Age suggests that, by the numbers alone, public policy on dealing with what is clearly a national problem is not gaining any ground. In fact, the numbers seem to be getting worse.
Continue reading Why the Andrews legislation is all about suicide
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