Why are current approaches to dying problematic? Most people (in the developed West, that is) die in hospitals where patients are clean, well-fed and adequately cared for medically, aren’t they?
Continue reading Does death have a meaning?Dr Balfour Mount, considered “the father of palliative care in North America,” talks about why euthanasia places the most vulnerable among us at risk.
Continue reading Euthanasia: a well-intentioned but colossal and dangerous mistake
The British High Court recently heard a legal challenge from a terminally ill British man who wants the right to die. But before moving forward with assisted suicide legislation, legislators should look to the example of other countries.
Continue reading Legalising assisted suicide is dangerous – just look at CanadaThe US House of Representative Committee on Appropriations approved an amendment by Representative Andy Harris (Maryland), who is also a physician, that prohibits funds for assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and repeals the D.C. Death with Dignity Act. Read more >>
Continue reading UNITED STATES (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA): US House Appropriations Committee approves repeal of the DC assisted suicide Act:The recent assisted suicide report from the California Department of Public Health indicates that there were 111 reported assisted suicide deaths in 2016. Read more >>
Continue reading UNITED STATES (CALIFORNIA): 111 reported assisted suicide deaths in California in 2016: