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Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

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Suicide the “New Norm” for Dying?

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An excellent article that can be read online on the website of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (http://www.cbc-network.org/2012/10/suicide-the-new-norm-for-dying/): by Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC We are told repeatedly that assisted suicide will be a mere “last resort” that needs to be available as an escape valve when nothing else … [Read more...] about Suicide the “New Norm” for Dying?

Here it Is: Victoria Reggie Kennedy’s Very Strong NO to Assisted Suicide

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The article we could not find online earlier is now available at http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121027/OPINION/210270347/-1/rss08 and here below, in italics:   Question 2 insults Kennedy's memory By VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY October 27, 2012 There is nothing more personal or private than the end of a family member's life, and I totally … [Read more...] about Here it Is: Victoria Reggie Kennedy’s Very Strong NO to Assisted Suicide

Ethicist Ezekiel Emmanuel Speaks Out in Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

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Thanks again to Alex Schadenberg (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Euthanasia-Prevention-Coalition/138827297524)for finding and posting an excellent article by Ezekiel Emanuel published in today's online blog of the New York Times (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/four-myths-about-doctor-assisted-suicide/). According to the Wikipedia article about him, Emanuel is … [Read more...] about Ethicist Ezekiel Emmanuel Speaks Out in Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Peaceful and Dignified, Right? A Survivor of Multiple Attempts at Suicide by Barbiturate Poisoning Tells What It’s Really Like

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Cynthia Stead is a columnist for The Cape Cod Times, which, on October 25, published her article urging Massachusetts to reject Question 2, the ballot initiative for the legalization of assisted suicide (http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121025/OPINION/210250344/-1/OPINION0306). It turns out that Cynthia Stead is also a survivor of multiple suicide … [Read more...] about Peaceful and Dignified, Right? A Survivor of Multiple Attempts at Suicide by Barbiturate Poisoning Tells What It’s Really Like

Ted Kennedy’s Widow Speaks Out against Legalizing Assisted Suicide in Massachusetts

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There is an article in today's online version of The Cape Cod Times about an op ed piece in the same news source by Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the late Senator Edward Kennedy's widow (http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121027/NEWS/210270322&cid=sitesearch). This is a news article, not the opinion piece, which is not yet available online. Below, in … [Read more...] about Ted Kennedy’s Widow Speaks Out against Legalizing Assisted Suicide in Massachusetts