A young man suffering from a debilitating brain disorder has filed a lawsuit against a Canadian hospital for being unwilling to give him the medical care he needs and instead pressuring him into assisted suicide.
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Is it “Death With Dignity” or the Perfect Crime?
In a shocking expose of how California’s assisted suicide law is being implemented, a legal organization describes a so-called “death with dignity” that can only be called murder.
No Takers for Assisted Suicide in DC
A year after D.C. passed its controversial assisted suicide law, not a single patient has used it and almost no doctors have registered to assist patients who want to die.
Hawaii Bishop Speaks Truth to Power
Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu
Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu wrote a hard-hitting editorial about the new law legalizing assisted suicide in his state and raises serious questions about how it requires people to lie on death certificates and to insurance companies, how it disregards the eternal consequences of this choice and the guilt it imposes on families, and how it sends a dangerous message to youth that sometimes killing yourself is better than living.
Hawaii Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Hawaii’s Governor David Ige (D) signed a new law into force that will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives by assisted suicide.
Hawaii on Brink of Passing Assisted Suicide Bill
Two House committees in the Hawaii state legislature voted on Wednesday to legalize medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults, paving the way for a full House vote where it is expected to pass.
Hero Who Fought Assisted Suicide Dies Peacefully
A 36 year-old Marine veteran who was diagnosed with terminal cancer three years ago and became a crusader against assisted suicide, died peacefully in the arms of his family on December 30.
NY State Unanimously Rejects Assisted Suicide
New York’s highest court delivered a stunning defeat to proponents of assisted suicide last week when it issued a unanimous decision to uphold the state’s ban on assisted suicide.
Maine Governor Vows to Veto Assisted Suicide Bill
If lawmakers manage to pass an assisted suicide bill that is currently moving through the legislature in Maine, Governor Paul R. LePage (R) says he will veto it.
Young Cancer Victim Lobbies for Euthanasia
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A 29 year-old newlywed who is dying of terminal brain cancer has decided to move to Oregon where she can end her life on her own terms and has vowed to devote the rest of her days on earth to fighting for the right of all Americans to access assisted suicide.
