Philip Nitschke’s militant efforts to promote euthanasia and assisted suicide may be the product of a failure to address a key question: is life worth living?
Continue Reading → Converting the miserabilists
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An article written by Wesley Smith argued that assisted suicide laws in the US are too broad and allow people without a terminal illness to receive the procedure. It was criticized for being inaccurate yet the same critic freely admitted that the laws do not require a show of physical suffering.
Continue Reading → Wesley Smith was right. Assisted suicide is not limited to physical suffering
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Elder abuse in Canada is a serious problem and, with euthanasia and assisted suicide legalized in Canada, the “right to die” may be determined for the elderly.
Continue Reading → Elder Abuse, Power of Attorney/Substitute Decision making
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“Thirteen years after my aunt slowly and painfully died, I trained in the newly established speciality of medical oncology. I began to see newer emerging team-based palliative care treatment options for those like my aunt.”
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