The data from Oregon tells us that during the time assisted suicide has been legal (non-assisted) suicide rates have exploded.
Continue Reading → Pulling Back the Curtain on Assisted Suicide
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We all must take a skeptical look and acknowledge the role that money and power play in end-of- life decisions, and how assisted suicide is being used by some health care companies and decision-makers to increase their bottom line by denying treatment.
Continue Reading → The Progressive Case Against Assisted Suicide
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When Marilyn Monroe died in August 1962, with the cause listed as probable suicide, the nation reacted. In the months afterward, there was extensive news coverage, widespread sorrow and a spate of suicides. According to one study, the suicide rate in the United States jumped by 12 percent compared with the same months in the previous year.
Continue Reading → The Science Behind Suicide Contagion
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Many Americans will now face the question of whether to legalize assisted suicide or not. Unfortunately, like so many health care questions, the debate about physician-assisted suicide is confused, characterized by four major falsehoods.
Continue Reading → Four Myths About Doctor-Assisted Suicide
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