HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Intensive, compassionate caring — not assisted suicide — is most
effective way to address mental illness
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"Most proponents of psychiatric euthanasia are prepared to overlook all of this, claiming failure to expand MAID to the mentally ill is discriminatory. Avoiding discrimination does not mean everyone is treated the same, but rather, that everyone gets equal access to what they need to thrive."
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** Assisted Suicide Will Worsen Health Care Inequities
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"This proposed legislation is dangerous for people with disabilities. While the current bill draft may have narrow eligibility requirements, many states where physician-assisted suicide is legal have gradually expanded their laws to include longer-term prognoses and non-terminal illnesses."

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** Anorexia Patients At Risk of
Deadly Harm
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"In states with legal 'medical aid in dying,' a person had to be terminally ill and within six months of a natural death to qualify. But these patients’ doctors had gone ahead — gone rogue — and proceeded anyway, after first inventing a medical term, 'terminal anorexia,' to cover their backs."

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** Canadian Man Choose Hope Instead of Death
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"When I chose [assisted suicide] I was in a state of complete brokenness and hopelessness. My hope was restored and my faith in humanity was restored by the kindness I received from many people."

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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 an opportunity for California residents to tell their story related to discrimination and assisted suicide.
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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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