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Wesley J. Smith

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July 27, 2019

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In Massachusetts Bill to Criminalize Suicide Encouragement, a Lethal Loophole

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July 27, 2019

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The carveout’s purpose is to pave the way to legalize assisted suicide in the state, perhaps even active euthanasia. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

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June 29, 2019

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Bioethics
Science Reporting
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, __edited, "rational suicide", AIDS, assisted suicide, Associated Press, culture, elder suicide, elderly, euthanasia, Kaiser Health News, leukemia, New Jersey, New York Times, palliative care, Philadelphia, suicide, taboos, University of Rochester, Washington Post}

Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”

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June 29, 2019

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The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

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June 6, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, British Columbia, dehydration, depression, doctors, euthanasia, homicide, lethal injection, medical treatment, Netherlands, Noa Pothoven, palliative care, Politico, PTSD, self-starvation, Twitter, VSED}

Why VSED Is Indeed Abetted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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On June 4, news outlets around the world reported that Dutch doctors euthanized a 17-year-old rape victim who suffered from severe PTSD, depression, and anorexia. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

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June 5, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, abandonment, adulthood, assisted suicide, depression, doctors, euthanasia, lethal injection, medical treatment, Netherlands, Noa Pothoven, parents, rape, The Guardian, Washington Post}

Abandoned: Teen Dies after Requesting Euthanasia

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 5, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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This is where all assisted suicide and euthanasia legalization laws eventually lead. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 19, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, abortion, advance directive, American Academy of Pediatrics, assisted suicide, authoritarianism, child abuse, circumcision, doctors, Hippocratic Oath, medical conscience, New York Times, patients, puberty}

Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 19, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 11, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, cancer, culture, doctors, euthanasia, hearing loss, homicide, Netherlands, organ harvesting}

Nine Elderly Couples Euthanized in the Netherlands

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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The 2018 numbers are alarming. About 25 percent of deaths in the Netherlands are “induced.” Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 30, 2019

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Medicine
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, __k-review, advance directive, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, children, dementia, doctors, euthanasia, homicide, lethal injection, mentally ill, Netherlands, Nunavut, patients, Quebec, United States, Yukon}

In Canada, Medical Doctors Kill Thousands in 2018

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 30, 2019

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If 1.12 percent of our deaths in the U.S. were doctor-homicides, it would amount to nearly 30,000. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 20, 2019

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Bioethics
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, courts, culture, Europe, European Union, Germany, human rights, law, patients, physicians, suicide}

German High Court to Rule on Right to Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 20, 2019

Bioethics

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If the continent’s most important country embraces the culture of death, the darkness will spread. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 8, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, advance directive, assisted suicide, Compassion and Choices, dementia, doctors, dying, eating, euthanasia, feeding tube, fluids, food, Hemlock Society, interpretation, nourishment, nurses, patients, treatment}

“Starve Me” Advance Directive Would Be Immoral

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 8, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Many of these provisions are, to say the least, subject to interpretation. And people with dementia may refuse food one meal, and accept the next. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 30, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, abortion, assisted suicide, consent, doctors, Florida, law, negligence, Richard Doerflinger}

Lowering Standards for Abortion and Suicide MDs

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 30, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Most MDs refuse to abort or assist suicide. The authors of these lax laws hope to increase the number willing to participate. Read More ›