All posts tagged "palliative care"
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1.5KIssuesMinnesota doctor calls assisted suicide ‘fundamentally incompatible with health care’
In a recent op-ed, one Minnesota doctor spoke out against a state proposal to legalized assisted suicide. “Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible...
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2.2KInternationalCanada sees deaths from assisted suicide jump 32% in just one year
Health Canada recently released its statistics for 2021, revealing that an astonishing 3.3% of all deaths in the country were the result...
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1.5KInternationalNew Zealand sees 143 deaths in less than a year of assisted suicide
In November of 2021, the law legalizing assisted suicide in New Zealand took effect, and it has already had devastating results: 143...
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1.5KInternationalChurch of England passes resolution condemning assisted suicide
The Church of England overwhelmingly voted to condemn the legalization of assisted suicide at its recent General Synod meeting. The private member’s...
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4.9KInternationalDutch health minister recommends allowing euthanasia for young children
Dutch health minister Ernst Kuipers has introduced a proposal to parliament that would allow euthanasia for young children aged one through 12. The...
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1.0KIssuesHawaii lawmakers fail to expand assisted suicide laws
Despite a push by pro-assisted suicide advocates, assisted suicide in the state of Hawaii is staying as-is, for now. House Bill 1823...
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2.0KInternationalSuicide rates among the ill are being used to demand assisted suicide
A new study in the United Kingdom has revealed a 2.5 percent higher suicide risk among people battling terminal cancer, as well...
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1.3KInternational66 people in New Zealand have died by assisted suicide in just four months
Since legalizing assisted suicide in New Zealand, 66 people have been killed, with another 30 deemed eligible, according to statistics recently released...
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3.0KInternationalNHS is withdrawing funding from dying patients who are living too long
The BBC is reporting that more than 1,300 patients each year in England are losing their palliative care funding from the National...
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1.2KInternationalItaly again looks to legalize assisted suicide, despite recent court defeat
Less than a month ago, a referendum legalizing assisted suicide in Italy was blocked by the country’s constitutional court — but already, Italian...
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1.6KAnalysisOhio hospice offers true dignity in dying, without offering suicide
Across the country, states have been legalizing assisted suicide in disturbingly increasing numbers. Yet in Ohio, the emphasis on death with dignity...
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2.0KHuman RightsPope Francis calls for better palliative care, not assisted suicide: ‘Life is a right, not death’
As Italy considers legislation that would legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, Pope Francis has spoken out once again, affirming the church’s opposition...
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1.4KAnalysisDoctors warn that people are being scared into supporting assisted suicide
A new report from the Association of Palliative Medicine (APM) of Great Britain and Ireland is warning that people are being scared...
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4.8KHuman InterestBaby with Trisomy 18 is beating the odds with the help of special doctors
Karla and Gavin Duerson were parents to five children when they got pregnant with another baby. During the pregnancy, doctors began to...
