Again today, my Facebook feed is filled with statements of mourning about yet another reported suicide of a well known person. People who knew Robin Williams only by his public persona are grieved by his untimely death, allegedly at his own hands. We can only imagine the heartbreak being experienced by his friends and family. And again today, I ask: what is the distinction … [Read more...] about Suicide by any other name…
Suicide Increase
Suicide Contagion: Will Legislators in Other States Ignore It As VT Legislators Did?
Linked below is an article in today's Boston Globe, written by a staff writer. If you are unable to access it, feel free to email admin@truedignityvt.org, and we'll send you a copy for personal use: http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2014/02/15/teen-suicide-looks-and-feels-contagious/HsWnICQySeYJYJyZNM5wJP/story.html?p1=Well_BG_Links The article makes the point … [Read more...] about Suicide Contagion: Will Legislators in Other States Ignore It As VT Legislators Did?
Vermont Law Creates “Perfect Storm” of Conditions for Suicide
Among the safeguards slashed from the assisted suicide legislation that has become law in Vermont, were any requirements to ensure that the person requesting suicide is not suffering from treatable depression. Depression in the dying is not uncommon. Hospice Pioneer Dr. Ira Byock wrote in his groundbreaking book, Dying Well, that nearly everyone who is given a terminal … [Read more...] about Vermont Law Creates “Perfect Storm” of Conditions for Suicide
Oregon Suicide Rate Continues Rise That Began after Legalization of Assisted Suicide
Thanks to Washington attorney Margaret Dore for sending us the email and article below. Article on increased suicide rate in Oregon. The article says "Oregon's suicide rate has been increasing since 2000." Just three years prior, Oregon legalized assisted suicide. The article also says: "New figures show a sharp rise in suicides among middle-aged … [Read more...] about Oregon Suicide Rate Continues Rise That Began after Legalization of Assisted Suicide
Suicide Has Surpassed Car Accidents as the Most Frequent Cause of Injury Death in the US, and Poisoning Deaths Have Also Risen. Our Doctors Should Not Be Prescribing Poisons for People to Use in Committing Suicide.
Here is a link to an analysis from the American Journal of Public Health, showing that suicide is increasing and is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300960. More people commit suicide than are killed in car crashes. The rate of fatal poisoning thought to be … [Read more...] about Suicide Has Surpassed Car Accidents as the Most Frequent Cause of Injury Death in the US, and Poisoning Deaths Have Also Risen. Our Doctors Should Not Be Prescribing Poisons for People to Use in Committing Suicide.