HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Normalizing Death, Trivializing Life
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Hannah Tu writes: “Philosophically speaking, if assisted suicide is justifiable based on terminal illness or suffering, where does one draw the line? What if prognoses are wrong or suffering occurs without a natural end in sight? Why does “death with dignity” apply to the terminally ill and not to others? And if everyone has a “right to die,” what are the implications for suicide?" Keep Reading (1 min) ([link removed]) .


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** Doctors Speak Up About Assisted Suicide For People With Mental Illness
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"As a psychiatrist, I treated suicidal patients almost every day of my 27-year career. I believe in making every effort to prevent the suicide of a healthy depressed person and I do not support MAID for psychiatric conditions.”

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** Journalist Questions Compassionate Nature of Assisted Suicide
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"Fundamentally, I have trouble imagining how taking your own life does no harm to others. In a community of water, what we do will always create ripples — for good and for bad."

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** Mental Illness No Reason For Assisted Suicide Says Canadian Non-Profit
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“If (MAiD for mental illness) had been around at that time, I wouldn’t be around here today,” he added. One psychiatrist cautions that there is no reasonable way to say whether mental illness is irremediable, that is, incurable.

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This summer issue is all about the federal lawsuit filed in California to overturn the assisted suicide law, in which our 501(c)(3) sister organization, the Institute for Patient's Rights, is a plaintiff! Learn more about the Institute For Patients Rights here.
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