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Euthanasia / Suicide

Euthanasia / Suicide

December 28, 2023

Sharp Rise in US Suicide Rates Especially in Indigenous People, White Men

(Medscape) – US suicide rates rose sharply between 1999 and 2020, with the greatest increase in American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) populations and White men, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. Suicide rates increased 65% … Read More

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December 28, 2023

Death by Doctor May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill in Canada

(New York Times) – Canada already has one of the most liberal assisted death laws in the world, offering the practice to terminally and chronically ill Canadians. But under a law scheduled to take effect in March assisted dying would … Read More

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December 22, 2023

2 Doctors Told Him He had a Fatal Disease and Wouldn’t Live Until Christmas. They Were Wrong

(CBC) – His symptoms progressed and he began having numbness in his other foot. He started to use a cane to help him walk. By now, Bergstrom says, plans were moving quickly. Within two weeks, his diagnosis was put into … Read More

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December 14, 2023

B.C. Man Opts for Medically Assisted Death After Cancer Treatment Delayed

(National Post) – After 10 weeks in hospital, Quayle, a gregarious grandfather who put on his best silly act for his two grandkids, was in so much pain, unable to eat or walk, he opted for a medically assisted death … Read More

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December 1, 2023

U.S. Rates of Suicide by Firearm Reaches Record Level

(New York Times) – The rate of suicides involving guns in the United States has reached the highest level since officials began tracking it more than 50 years ago, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control … Read More

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November 28, 2023

A New Edition of The American Journal of Bioethics Is Now Available

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November 16, 2023

Healing the ‘Invisible Ache’ Behind the Suicide Crisis Among Black Men and Boys

(NPR) – In a new book, The Invisible Ache, Vance and psychologist Robin L. Smith (who often goes by Dr. Robin) explore the trauma unique to Black men and boys, and address what they see as an urgent need to … Read More

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November 2, 2023

Should Anorexia Ever Be Called ‘Terminal’?

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October 27, 2023

Adam Zivo: So Now We’re Going to Euthanize Drug Addicts?

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October 26, 2023

A New Edition of The American Journal of Bioethics Is Now Available

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October 24, 2023

How Aid in Dying Became Medical, Not Moral

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October 23, 2023

How Do I Make Sense of My Mother’s Decision to Die?

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October 20, 2023

Canada Will Legalize Medically Assisted Dying for People Addicted to Drugs

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October 4, 2023

Regardless of Socioeconomic Status, Black Women at Most Risk for Suicide, Study Suggests

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October 3, 2023

Critical Data Gaps on Doctor-Assisted Deaths in Oregon Amid Rise in Participants

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September 27, 2023

US Surgeons Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate. One Decided to Speak Out

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September 26, 2023

Nurses and Health Care Support Workers at Higher Risk of Suicide, Study Finds

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September 19, 2023

How a Lawsuit in N.J. Could Bring Aid in Dying to Millions

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September 18, 2023

A New Edition of Journal of Medical Ethics Is Now Available

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August 30, 2023

Uruguay to Offer Free Antidepressants to Combat Soaring Suicide Rate

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August 25, 2023

Japanese Family Says Young Doctor Took His Life After Working 200 Hours Overtime in a Single Month

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August 10, 2023

Vancouver Hospital Defends Suggesting MAID to Suicidal Patient at Risk Assessment Tool

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August 10, 2023

US Suicides Hit an All-Time High Last Year

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Posted in Euthanasia / Suicide, highlights, Mental Health, News, Public Health



 
 

July 25, 2023

A New Edition of Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Is Now Available

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Posted in Euthanasia / Suicide, Journal Articles, Organ Donation / Transplantation, Reproductive Ethics



 
 

July 13, 2023

As Suicide Rates Rise, Bereavement Camps bring Healing to Kids Left Behind

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Posted in Euthanasia / Suicide, highlights, Mental Health, News, Pediatric



 
 
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