HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK: Normalizing Death, Trivializing Life
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).
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Doctors Speak Up About Assisted Suicide For People With Mental Illness
"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.”
Journalist Questions Compassionate Nature of Assisted Suicide
"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."
Mental Illness No Reason For Assisted Suicide Says Canadian Non-Profit
“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.
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.
