Search results for "euthanasia"
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3.3KHuman RightsQuebec government considers allowing people with Alzheimer’s to be euthanized without their consent
In 2015, Canada officially legalized assisted suicide. And the number of people taking advantage of it is huge — in Quebec alone,...
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1.5KIssuesWhy are attempts to legalize assisted suicide failing across the United States?
It wasn’t that long ago that assisted suicide was seen as a horrific crime; in the 1990s, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was given...
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1.3KHuman RightsPersons with disabilities speak out against assisted suicide: We are treated as ‘burdens or costs,’ not as members of society
Around the world, assisted suicide continues to spread, largely unchecked. In places like Belgium and the Netherlands, there are seemingly no limits...
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5.2KAnalysisCivil rights activist Dick Gregory: Abortion is Black ‘genocide’
Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died August 19, 2017, and although he is best known for his humor, the satirist...
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944IssuesCase of Utah woman pressured into suicide for someone else’s financial gain illustrates problem with legalizing assisted suicide
As assisted suicide continues to spread across the country, it becomes more important than ever to be aware of how easily it...
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2.1KIssuesAmerican College of Physicians announces opposition to doctor-assisted suicide
For the second time since 2001, The American College of Physicians has announced in a position paper that it is against physician-assisted suicide,...
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1.6KGuest ColumnDespite what science tells us, pro-choice lies continue to bury preborn children alive
(Project If Life) Paris, 1786, was a year of heavy rains and flooding. The graveyard Les Innocents was overflowing with corpses; accordingly,...
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6.7KHuman RightsOutrageous: Women told there is a ‘moral duty’ to abort children with Down syndrome
People with Down syndrome are often targeted for death, even in our supposedly more ethical, tolerant world today. Women with prenatal diagnoses...
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U.S. House votes to overturn Washington, D.C.’s assisted suicide law
Last December, assisted suicide became legal in Washington, D.C. — but it was not without controversy. There was strong opposition from the...
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1.4KIssuesPope Francis convinces a victim of an acid attack not to go through with assisted suicide plan
17 years ago, Consuela Cordoba was severely disfigured after her ex-boyfriend, Dagoberto Esuncho, threw acid all over her. Esuncho served just one...
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2.7KUncategorizedNARAL condemns the racist actions of J. Marion Sims, but not those of Margaret Sanger
NARAL Pro-Choice America is condemning the racist actions of James Marion Sims, the so-called “father of modern gynecology”, who experimented on slaves....
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Doctor wants D.C.’s assisted suicide law repealed: A ‘right to die’ soon creates a ‘duty to die’
Last December, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law legislation that legalized assisted suicide. The controversial bill faced heavy opposition, particularly...
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61.7KHuman Interest10 celebrities who are speaking out against abortion
Tim Tebow Football star Tim Tebow isn’t shy about expressing his Christian faith and his pro-life convictions. During Super Bowl XLIV, Tebow appeared...
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3.1KInternational
A healthy Dutch couple euthanized together in the ultimate tragedy
Most of the time, suicide is seen as a horrific tragedy, one to be avoided at all costs. But for some people,...
