HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Dr. Daniel Benz - The Elderly And Vulnerable Must
Be Protected From Assisted Suicide
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"To tell people living with disabilities, the elderly and the marginalized that their lives are not worth living because of their vulnerability, is a betrayal of their human and civil rights by we who have sworn never to do harm by taking life."
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ARTICLES & NEWS

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West Virginia Delegate Opposes Assisted Suicide

"The very possibility that doctors may prescribe suicide as a solution to a terminal disease or disheartening prognosis, presents the act as a medicine rather than as the definitive rejection of all medicine, and so encourages suicidal desire to flourish."

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Canadian Woman Denied Care, Offered Assisted Suicide, Finds Treatment in USA

"'And I suggest you talk to your family, get your affairs in order, talk to them about your wishes, which was indicating, you know, whether you want to have medically assisted dying or not,' she recalled hearing. With the help of her family and friends, [she] found a cancer surgeon who performs the two-step treatment at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland."

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ICYMI: Jules Good in the Washington Post

"Offering these patients, who are statistically more likely to be suicidal, the option to kill themselves as a form of 'medical treatment' is irresponsible."

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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 an opportunity for California residents to tell their story related to discrimination and assisted suicide.
Learn More About this Groundbreaking Lawsuit
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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