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Assisted suicide laws increase suicide rates, especially among women (UK)
Posner argued: People who have no immediate wish to die by suicide get reassurance from knowing that they can exercise the option of suicide at some point in the future. The study used data from ten US states that implemented an assisted suicide law up to the end of 2019. Assisted suicide laws increase total … Read more
Assisted suicide bill rejected in Connecticut (USA)
Assisted suicide has been rejected in Connecticut for the tenth time, after a close vote by senators on the State General Assembly’s judiciary committee. The disability rights group Second Thoughts Connecticut and The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA strongly opposed the plans. They warned “offering suicide prevention to most people while offering suicide assistance to an … Read more
Application in the South Gauteng High Court to legalise euthanasia (South Africa)
Palliative care doctor Suzanne Walter and her patient Diethelm Harck started a court case to legalise euthanasia in South Africa. Walter was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2017, while Harck was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2013. Both wish to end their lives when they feel they cannot handle their illnesses any more. Due … Read more
Paediatricians respond to HHS assistant secretary Levine Gender transition surgeries are harmful to kids (America)
The American College of Paediatricians was founded to protect the health and well-being of children. None of our member paediatricians or health care professionals support social, medical, and surgical interventions which attempt to change the persona of the child to appear as the opposite sex. Each one of these modalities are proven to do far … Read more
European Court of Human Rights declares no right to assisted suicide (France)
The ECHR points out in a judgment opposing a Danish euthanasia activist, Mr. Lings, to the justice of his country that the European Convention on Human Rights man “does not enshrine the right to assisted suicide”. Svend Lings, an activist doctor, was sentenced in September 2018 for having prescribed lethal products to two people who … Read more
Residency Requirement for Physician-Assisted Suicide Quietly Ended (USA)
On March 28, 2022, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum entered into a settlement agreement that guaranteed the non-enforcement of the residency requirement in Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act.” This statute limited physician-assisted suicide access to residents of Oregon. Oregon Right to Life Executive Director, Lois Anderson, warns against the short physician-patient relationships and the push … Read more
The natural law (France)
Natural law is not a physical law or a law that man has imposed on himself. It is a universal moral law, intrinsic to man, instilled in his conscience. We have all heard children exclaim “that’s not fair!” or shared similar emotions over international events. These experiences show the commonality of an awareness of good … Read more
ACPeds Meets with HHS Officials to Let Them Know that the Anticipated Gender Identity Rule is Dangerous for Kids (USA)
Dr.Quentin Van Meter, a Board-Certified Pediatric Endocrinologist of 44 years and President of ACPeds, spoke at the meeting with HHS and released the following statement: “The American College of Pediatricians is very concerned about the effect of this anticipated rule on the rights of pediatricians to practice medicine in a way that is in the best … Read more
Terminal anorexia nervosa should qualify for assisted suicide (USA)
The statement is that patients with terminal anorexia nervosa deserve the same attendant care and rights as all other patients with terminal illness. The article studies three cases to elucidate this condition then proposes clinical characteristics for a terminal eating disorder: diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, older age (over 30), previous participation in high quality care, … Read more