HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Assisted Suicide is Full of Avenues for Abuse, Coercion, and Harm
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"Because our health care system already does not treat everyone equally, the practice of physician-assisted suicide raises the risks for those who too often do not get the same access and thus treatment as others. This includes people with disabilities, veterans, people with mental illness, older people, and those who cannot afford high-quality health care," writes Pam Heavens on Illinois' proposed legislation.

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Watch our latest webinar on the patient impact of assisted suicide laws.
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** I Was Anorexic—I Would Have Chosen Assisted Dying
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"The notion that anorexia is a terminal disorder has no place in medicine. Anorexia is difficult to recover from, but it is a treatable condition. Even with a paucity of evidence-based treatments, most people will recover."

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** Psychiatrists Oppose Assisted Suicide
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Dr. Carol Vidal, President of the Maryland Psychiatric Society writes, "Providing a lethal drug to a patient without a proper psychiatric evaluation to rule out depression is simply malpractice. Our Maryland Psychiatric Society colleagues have suggested many amendments to the bill over the years which the supporters of the bill have refused to adopt. The guardrails are essential in a bill that deals with life and death."

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** Disabled People Need Supports to Live, Not Tools to Die
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"The more vulnerable a person is, the more likely they are to be 'steered' toward assisted suicide. It doesn’t take direct coercion to make this happen; a system where death seems like the best or only option for the most marginalized patients is not a system that needs a legal avenue for doctors to help us die," writes Jules Good, Founder and Consulting Lead of Neighborhood Access.

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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 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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