On October 5th, the health committee of Washington DC’s state council will vote on a Dignity in Dying Act brought forward by one of its Democratic members. Like many proposed doctor-assisted-dying laws debated across America in the past year, it is modelled on that of Oregon.
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Doctor-assisted suicide is legal, but Christian institutions have a long history of receiving public funding and yet refusing to discuss this practice.
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Jewish General Hospital (JGH) physician Michael Bouhadana left little doubt on where he stands on medical aid in dying (MAD). The acronym is apt, because requiring doctors to end the lives of patients who request it is “madness,” he believes.
Continue Reading → Medical aid in dying is ‘madness,’ JGH doctor says
A Washington state psychotherapist relates the chilling story of how her disabled client died.
Continue Reading → Assisted suicide, up close and personal
The Carter decision to allow assisted suicide and euthanasia claimed that Canada could avoid abuses through careful guidelines and screening. Experience proves otherwise.
Continue Reading → New Assisted Dying Law Will Claim Unintended Victims