Tag: Hemlock Society

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 15, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, assisted suicide, autistism, Canada, Compassion and Choices, death, dying, euthanasia, Hemlock Society, hospice, slippery slope, suicide, VSED}

Euthanize Me, or I’ll Starve Myself to Death

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 15, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Allowing euthanasia and/or assisted suicide unleashes drastic desires in suffering individuals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 28, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, "rational suicide", choice, Compassion and Choices, euphemism, Hemlock Society, suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness}

Pushing Suicide as Merely a “Choice”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 28, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

This is the concept of “rational suicide” — a minority view in the mental health professions. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 8, 2019

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

“Starve Me” Advance Directive Would Be Immoral

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 8, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 11, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, death, Department of Health and Human Services, euthanasia, Hemlock Society, life, medical aid in dying, medicine, nurses, patients, pharmacists, physicians, Vermont}

Assisted-Suicide Pushers Want Forced MD Participation

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 11, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Sometimes they show their true hands. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, "rational suicide", assisted suicide, death, Death with Dignity, documentary, elderly, Hemlock Society, mental illness, Oregon, parents, terminal illness}

Media Celebrate Elderly Couple’s Joint Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

If this keeps up, there will be a social expectation created that suicide is the right and proper way out — and not just for those with terminal illnesses. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Australia, Compassion and Choices, euthanasia, friends, Hemlock Society, media, Newsweek, The New Yorker}

Normalizing Suicide Parties

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 17, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

3}

The latest example comes in a New Yorker essay by Cory Taylor, a woman with a terminal illness. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 9, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Compassion and Choices, Constitution, Florida, Hemlock Society, New Mexico, New York State, Roe v. Wade, suicide, Supreme Court}

NY High Court Rejects Assisted Suicide Right

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 9, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

The last thing this country needs are courts imposing extra-democratically a radical social revolution against venerable values and mores. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 3, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Alzheimer’s, Compassion and Choices, Death with Dignity, dementia, elderly people, Hemlock Society, hypothermia, suffering, USA Today, voluntary stop eating and drinking}

Another Egregious Form of “Death with Dignity”

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 3, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

4}

My mother died of Alzheimer’s in my home last year. My uncle died of it several years ago. Believe me, I know what Alzheimer’s is like. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 27, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, assisted suicide, Compassion and Choices, Hemlock Society, Maine, Roman Catholic, Vermont}

On Medical Conscience and Assisted Suicide, Good News from Vermont and Maine

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 27, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Alliance Defending Freedom has successfully obtained a consent decree that protects doctors in Vermont. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 21, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, culture of death, euthanasia, geriatric suicide, Health & Wellness, Hemlock Society, legislation, New York Times, palliative care, self-starvation and dehydration, VSED}

New York Times Pushes Suicide by Starvation

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 21, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

Geriatric depression is a terrible problem in our society. Read More ›