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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Assisted Suicide is Not Healthcare
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Dr. Errol Baptist writes, "In each instance, the primary need of the person was to heal and to be provided comfort and extension of life, provided for by readily available means at physicians’ disposal in every Western health care system. The oath I and other physicians have sworn obliges that 'I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect.' What is plainly obvious is that assisted suicide is a solution to a problem that does not exist."
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New York Association on Independent Living Stands Against Assisted Suicide
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"Suicide, including assisted suicide, is never the proper response for dealing with an acute problem or life circumstance, including acquiring a disability. Individuals who contemplate suicide typically suffer from clinical depression or other treatable emotional or mental issues, which frequently go undiagnosed."
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Harm Has No Place in Medicine
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"The question at times like this then is clear: who is going to stand on the side of the marginalized? Those with disabilities? People of advanced age? I believe it should be doctors. I do not think that the wise practice of medicine should be entangled with the business of death," writes Dr. Kristin M. Collier.
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Why We Doctors Oppose Legalization of Assisted Suicide
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Dr. Dennis O'Hare, a delegate of the American Medical Association, writes, "What will they think as they fight loneliness and wonder of their value? Will their quiet thoughts of, 'Am I better off dead?' now be affirmed? And when they encounter medical concerns, will they feel pressure to end their life?"
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Colorado Assisted Suicide Bill Promotes Ableist Message
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"As assisted suicide is normalized, the explicit or implicit message to consider it will increase among vulnerable Coloradans. What starts out as a 'right' becomes an obligation nurtured by the medical community and changing public attitudes."
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Battling Euthanasia’s Threat To Disability Rights
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"Medically killing people with disabilities is often justified with the phrase 'death with dignity.' I cannot overemphasize how offensive the phrase, 'death with dignity' is to me. What that really says is that my life as a disabled person lacks dignity – and that I would be better off dead."
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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 many reasons why this group is fighting against the assisted suicide law in California.
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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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