HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Psychiatrists Denounce Assisted Suicide for Anorexia
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"The notion of providing [assisted suicide and euthanasia] for an individual in whom a so-called terminal illness cannot be accurately defined, is both troubling and unjustifiable. As psychiatrists in the United States, we owe it to our patients to join with legislators who fight for equitable access to mental health care." Keep Reading ([link removed])

**Note: We take no position on forced treatment and do not hereby support any such thing by sharing an article that discusses it.


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** Assisted Suicide Isn't a Slippery Slope: It's a Cliff
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Assisted suicide is not real care. Palliative and hospice care are. They offer real relief from physical and emotional symptoms. They improve both quality of life and level of comfort.

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** Gaps in Oregon Assisted Suicide Report Prove Concerning
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"The length of the doctor-patient relationship reduced over time, the review shows, falling from 18 weeks, on average, in 2010, to 5 weeks in 2022... In the first 3 years of the legislation doctors requested psychiatric assessment in an average of 28% of cases. By 2003 this had dropped to 5%, and in 2022, just 1% of participants underwent psychiatric evaluation."

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** Cathy Ludlum Comments on Assisted Suicide Bill - Connecticut
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“We in the disability community have to keep saying that we don’t want to get in the way of anyone’s personal choice,” she said. “But when that choice becomes a threat to us, we have to stand up and say no.”

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"End Assisted Suicide" is the group of plaintiffs suing the state of California to overturn the Assisted Suicide law there. Our 501(c)(3) sister organization, the Institute for Patients' Rights ([link removed]) , has joined this ground-breaking lawsuit as a plaintiff.

Lonnie VanHook's story of his plan to die by assisted suicide, a deadly medical discrimination, which he narrowly survived with the help of his longtime physician and friend.

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Lonnie VanHook's Story

Learn More About this Groundbreaking Lawsuit ([link removed])
If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

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