The article below, from the Lynn, Massachusetts newspaper, The Daily Item, is interesting for its reporting on a physician's insight that the top three reasons the Oregon reports say people request assistance in suicide--"loss of control, loss of enjoyment and feeling like a burden to others"--are all symptoms of treatable depression. It is also good to read that minds are … [Read more...] about Doctor: the top three reasons terminally ill patients choose to end their lives are all symptoms of clinical depression that leads to suicide, and all can be treated.
Legal Assisted Suicide Threatens Pharmacists as well as Physicians
A pharmacist friend of ours tells us that he once filled a prescription that was used to commit suicide, though it was prescribed for another purpose. He says he continues to be haunted by the fact that he provided the means for another person's death. This story illustrates two facts. The first is that it isn't very hard to commit suicide using commonly prescribed … [Read more...] about Legal Assisted Suicide Threatens Pharmacists as well as Physicians
Death from Euthanasia Rises in the Netherlands
Anyone who doubts the "slippery slope" argument against legalized suicide may be interested to know that nearly 3 percent of all deaths in the Netherlands, where euthanasia was legalized in 2002, now occur as the result of euthanasia. CatholicCulture.org reports (Oct 9, 2012) that the number of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands rose by 18% from 2010 to 2011. According to … [Read more...] about Death from Euthanasia Rises in the Netherlands
Doctors’ Beef with Physician Assisted Suicide Stems from Concern for Patients’ Welfare
The author of this letter to the Boston Globe is a physician who deals with aging patients and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. See her biographical information at the end of the letter. Read the letter online at http://articles.boston.com/2012-10-05/letters/34253724_1_patients-lethal-dose-lethal-medication. Doctors’ beef with Question 2 stems from fear … [Read more...] about Doctors’ Beef with Physician Assisted Suicide Stems from Concern for Patients’ Welfare
Assisted Suicide Witnesses Suffer Massive Psychological Distress
The report below is copied from the website of World Radio Switzerland (http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/study-assisted-suicide-helpers-distressed.shtml?32735). Switzerland is home to Dignitas, a business that provides assisted suicide to people who travel there from all over the world. It is common for the person committing suicide to bring someone from their family … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Witnesses Suffer Massive Psychological Distress