HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK: Treatment Over Death For Those With Eating Disorders
Rhetoric supporting physician-assisted suicide abounds with euphemisms. Even the phrase “death with dignity” obscures the fact that we are talking about self-slaughter. “A short time after he took his medication, he quietly passed away” sounds so innocent. But medicine is to heal, not kill.
Please join us for an international panel discussion on The Risks of Assisted Suicide Laws for Disability and Eating Disorders Communities to take place today at Noon EDT. Matt Vallière will be one of the co-chairs of the event, which is hosted by our friends at Eat Breath Thrive and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD).
People with Disabilities At Risk of Assisted Suicide
"Activists want assisted suicide normalized well beyond the terminally ill so that we become euthanasia enthusiasts — as in Canada, where euthanasia is the fifth-leading cause of death, and rising."
"Rhetoric supporting physician-assisted suicide abounds with euphemisms. Even the phrase 'death with dignity' obscures the fact that we are talking about [suicide]. 'A short time after he took his medication, he quietly passed away' sounds so innocent. But medicine is to heal, not kill."
"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.
We've appealed our case to the 9th Circuit. Click below to learn more about this 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.
