Disability rights leaders fear the Martin assisted suicide court ruling (UK) might lead to euthanasia
The following article was originally published by the Disability News Service
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Where is the debate on suicide prevention for the disabled?
In the lead up to the recent UK Court of Appeal decision to maintain the law on assisting in suicide, UK disability advocate, Richard Hawkes, asks the obvious question. This report from ITV online:
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Court of Appeal in Britain upholds lower court ruling, protecting UK citizens from euthanasia.
This article by Alex Schadenberg summarizes the decision yesterday in the UK Court of Appeal that re-enforces the opposition to assisted suicide:
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Elder Abuse: Greedy relatives ripping off retirees
While this article from the Herald Sun newspaper focuses entirely on financial Elder Abuse, it does highlight the problem of coercion: that it is hidden, and largely undetectable:
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World Medical Association Opposed Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Sure, probably no great surprise here, but as Wesley Smith points out, this top-of-the-tree medical body and its nation-based affiliates really are the ones to listen to:
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Doing Death in Dubbo
An article appeared in the The Dubbo Weekender online last weekend entitled:
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Assisted suicide deaths increase by 17% in one year in Washington State
From the blog of ;Dr Peter Saunders
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How the Culture of Death Metastasizes
This is a follow up article by Wesley Smith to the story:
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Old or Sick People Starve Yourselves!
This article, written by , first appeared on his blog Human Exceptionalism:Wesley Smith
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The dangerous 'help' of assisted suicide, by Diane Coleman
The following article was written by Diane Coleman, is a lawyer and the founder and president of the disability rights group by the New Jersey Star Ledger on July 23, 2013.
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