HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Washington Post Editorial Board Opposes
Assisted Suicide for Mental Health
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“Empowering a mentally ill person to invoke a physician’s aid in ending his or her suffering — by ending life itself — inverts the most basic goal of psychiatry, which is to prevent suicide rather than to facilitate it.”
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** Care for the Dying, Don't Help Them to Die
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"The way to provide aid to the dying is to invest additional resources in hospice and palliative care. This is in keeping with the historic practice of medicine, and it protects those at risk for suicide and those living with a disability."

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** Assisted Suicide Lacks Compassion
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"[Legislators] have an opportunity to help, not harm — the opportunity to support the elderly, to stand for disability rights, to help put an end to discrimination, to fund suicide prevention services, and to reform a broken health care system."

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** Assisted Suicide Opens the Wrong Door
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"By endorsing physician-assisted suicide, we risk sending a message that some lives are not worth living. Instead of offering support and compassion through palliative care and other essential services, this bill proposes a dangerous alternative that devalues the inherent worth of those facing health challenges."

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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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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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