Psychosis, Quebec and the death penalty
Jean Echlin, a nurse consultant in palliative nursing who lives in Windsor Ontario, questions the Quebec Government's push for euthanasia. Courtesy of s Blog.
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Is Stephen Hawking an animal?
I consider myself fortunate on occasion to talk to young people about the issue of euthanasia & assisted suicide. It's rare to find a young person who is ideologically fixed in favour and far more common to read on their faces genuine intent to grapple with the issue, regardless of their intuitive leanings. Paul Russell at a University Debate in Adelaide
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Stephen Hawking is a great scientist but his advice on decriminalising assisted suicide should be given short shrift
More on Stephen Hawking's comments supporting assisted suicide; this time from :CareNotKilling UK's Dr Peter Saunders
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Retiring MP left hundreds of people to die a "miserable lingering death".
No, the story is not about some despotic leader from a third world country. Nor is it an accurate description of the MP in question. But if your name is Marshall Perron, perhaps you have some sort of public immunity from throwing such invective at a fellow conservative MP. While his successor is yet to be decided in the battle for the Federal Seat of Fairfax, the retiring member who had been a parliamentarian for more than 23 years has come under attack in the
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Stephen Hawking creates confusion about what constitutes assisted suicide - puts disabled people at risk
Alex Schadenberg comments on news reports that scientist Stephen Hawking has backed assisted suicide: today that scientist, Stephen Hawking, supports assisted suicide.
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Research article confirms - Belgian euthanasia law is significantly abused.
This summary of a recently published article in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry confirms consistent reports of abuse under the Belgian euthanasia law. Alex Schadenberg writes:
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Auntie ABC promoting Exit's Suicide Methods
Sometimes current affairs TV will throw up a story that, for any number of reasons, infuriates. That's part of their job, no doubt, and part of the reason people tune in. But that does not mean that the sensational story is
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Abuse of People with Disabilities - Victims and Families Speak Out (U.S. Report)
Many reports, surveys and commentaries find their way into my inbox on a daily basis. I guess it's common for commentators on any issue to have to sift through the subject matter and decide what should be noted, what should be commented on and what needs to be left alone because of time constraints.
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Is humanism a euphemism for suicide?
On , Wesley Smith questions what The US Humanist Society is saying when they promoted 'self-deliverance' in a recent article:World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day
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World Suicide Prevention Day - are you okay?
The 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. Are you okay? was the slogan for Suicide Prevention Day a year back. This year Suicide prevention Australia is asking people to support their push to halve suicides in Australia by 2023 - a worthy project for which they need your support. You can sign up to their petition for government assistance at their
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