A recent episode of HBO series Vice was recently nominated for an Emmy award for “Outstanding Informational Series or Special.” In a recent episode, focused on the issue of euthanasia, the production featured the death of a patient who had chosen to receive euthanasia. Read more >>
Continue Reading → Right to Die’: Woman Dies On Camera In Emmy-Nominated Series
Did you ever think of suicide as being romantic or glamorous? In September, as we observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month it’s important to remember that young adults with impressionable minds might be persuaded to. Read more >>
Continue Reading → The danger of glamorizing suicide
California’s new assisted-suicide law violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. Read more >>
Continue Reading → Why Are They Trying to Make Us Kill Our Patients?
Medical error is not included on death certificates or in rankings of cause of death. Martin Makary and Michael Daniel assess its contribution to mortality and call for better reporting. Read more >>
Continue Reading → Medical error — the third leading cause of death in the US
The Coalition for HealthCare and Conscience is seeking a judicial review of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) policy requiring physicians who oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, to refer patients to a physician who will kill. Read more >>