HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Assisted Suicide Violates Practice of Medicine Principles
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Dr. Kerry Pound writes, "The foundation of medicine lies in our commitment to do no harm to our patients. When we as a society embrace assisted suicide public policy, we have essentially started dismantling the medical profession while deserting those most-deserving patients in their time of greatest need. " Keep Reading (3 min) ([link removed])


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** Dangers of Organ Harvesting Related to Assisted Suicide
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"How great is the danger that the person becomes simply a commodity or, even worse, that the person is encouraged to commit suicide rather than receiving help because of the organs’ value?"

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** Psychiatrists Warn of Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness
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"'Too much is being left in the hands of [assisted suicide] assessors and providers,' said Dr. Jitender Sareen, department head of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. ‘Offering people death instead of appropriate treatments really goes against what we as a society should be doing.'"

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** Canada's Mental Illness Expansion Should Be Stopped
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"There are too many uncertainties, most crucially the inability to determine who is suffering from a truly irremediable mental disease and who will recover given enough time, treatment – and hope."

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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.

Below is one of the key reasons this organization believes in opposing assisted suicide laws.
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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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