November 13, 2019
(The New Atlantis) – The narrative Dr. Shavelson offers, however — of benighted doctors led into the light of assisted suicide by education and patient demand — ignores the larger story. A closer look at the recent rash of legalization … Read More
November 1, 2019
(The Washington Post) – “California’s right to die law strictly governs the conditions under which terminally ill adult patients with the capacity to make medical decisions can be prescribed an aid-in-dying medication,” Spitzer said in a statement. “That was not … Read More
October 22, 2019
(BBC) – Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia at the age of 40. Vervoort, who won gold and silver at the London 2012 Paralympics, and two further medals at Rio 2016, had an incurable degenerative … Read More
October 16, 2019
(Reuters) – Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study suggests. Researchers examined nationwide survey data from nearly 200,000 high school students collected between … Read More
October 14, 2019
(National Council on Disability) – Today, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released the findings of a federal examination of the country’s assisted suicide laws and their effect on people with disabilities, finding the laws’ safeguards are ineffective and oversight … Read More
October 11, 2019
(The Conversation) – Some health professional organizations in Québec have urged the federal and provincial government not to appeal the decision. We disagree. We feel strongly that they should appeal. And here is why: The ruling raises important questions about … Read More
October 7, 2019
(Montreal Gazette) – In a groundbreaking ruling, a Superior Court judge has granted two Quebecers the right to seek medically assisted death after both had been turned aside by their physicians. Jean Truchon and Nicole Gladu are both severely handicapped … Read More
October 7, 2019
(Newsweek) – Centura Health, a Catholic health care network in Colorado, fired a doctor who attempted to help a terminally ill man end his life. According to KDVR, the lawsuit filed against Centura will be going back to state court … Read More
September 30, 2019
(Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to rule on the case of a nursing home doctor who was cleared of wrongdoing for the euthanasia of an elderly dementia sufferer, to gain clarity on how doctors should … Read More
September 27, 2019
(The Conversation) – Current legislation guards the right of health-care providers to conscientiously object to participation in MAiD. Nurses who do conscientiously object have a professional obligation to inform their employers of that objection, to report requests for MAiD, and … Read More
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