When an anti-euthanasia speaker at a doctors' conference is prevented from speaking, you know that something is very wrong.
Continue reading Shutting up by shouting down
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Dozens of physicians who signed up to participate in physician-assisted suicide now want their names removed from the list of willing participants.
Continue reading Why Are Canadian Doctors Having Second Thoughts on Assisted Suicide?
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In the Netherlands, an elderly woman suffering from dementia was held down against her protests as a lethal injection was administered by a doctor. In the days before her “euthanasia” she repeatedly said “I don’t want to die.” The doctor was cleared of wrongdoing.
Continue reading When Euthanasia Becomes Murder
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Without palliative care, which requires budgets, training, and accredited providers, long-suffering patients will be left to turn to support medically assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Continue reading Palliative care: an evolutionary turn in dark times
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Medially assisted dying and euthanasia are not the only options for patients facing life-limiting illnesses and serious pain. There is another choice that aligns better with many individual and cultural values and aspirations for quality of life: palliative care.
Continue reading Palliative Care: A Life- And Choice-Affirming Alternative for Patients and Families Facing Serious Illness
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