Category: assisted suicide

Medical Professions Write to UK Minister Opposing Assisted Dying Bill

October 20, 2021
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Almost 1,700 health care professionals signed a letter to the UK’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid to voice their opposition against a new law legalising assisted suicide, a campaign group said on Wednesday. An open letter with 1,689 signatories, including current and retired doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and medical students, said “the shift from preserving life to…

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Doctor Calls for More Transparency on Assisted Suicide Legislation

July 28, 2021
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As changes to California’s assisted suicide End of Life Options Act are proposed to state legislators, a physician is calling for more transparency. “I don’t think that physicians should be in the business of trying to deliberately end life,” Dr. James Grisolia, a San Diego neurologist, told The Epoch Times. “It’s our job to keep people comfortable and try…

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Assisted Dying Expansion Aided by Legislation, Public Attitudes

July 13, 2021
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The number of Canadians seeking medically assisted dying grows with each passing year, a trend that is expected to continue due to its legal expansion and other trends in society and health-care delivery. In 2020, 7,595 Canadians received medical assistance in dying (MAiD). This was an over 34 percent increase from 2019’s 5,660 figure, but…

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When Is Legalized Suicide Acceptable, and When Is It Not?

March 27, 2021
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Commentary And now there are 11. Eleven jurisdictions in the United States have now legalized the act of suicide when it is the product of consultation between a terminally ill patient and a qualified medical person. New Mexico’s legislature is the latest to approve such a bill called the End-of-Life Options Act. Other states—California, Colorado,…

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Senate Passes Amended Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying

February 17, 2021
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The Senate wrapped up debates on the bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with a vote, sending it back to the House of Commons for a final review later this week. On Wednesday, senators voted 66-19, with 3 abstentions, passing Bill C-7, which would expand access to medical assistance in dying to…

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Canadian Senate Amends Assisted Dying Bill, Expands Access to Those With Mental Illness

February 11, 2021
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The Senate voted to give the Canadian government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. On Tuesday, senators voted 57-21 to amend Bill C-7, which prohibits MAiD for people whose sole medical condition is a mental illness. The amendment would allow people suffering from…

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