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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)
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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 [euthanasia] 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, 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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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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