Injection_Syringe_01 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date October 28, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , assisted suicide, Brandeis University, Canada, doctors, euthanasia, honey, MAiD, medical aid in dying, medication, mercy killing, New York Times, nurse practitioners, patients, suicide, University of Colorado How “Medical Aid in Dying” Became the Euphemism of Choice for Assisted Suicide Wesley J. Smith October 28, 2023 Bioethics, Medicine 5 When radical policies are proposed, the first step is to change the lexicon to make it seem less extreme, even mundane. Read More ›
hospital Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date June 29, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , abandonment, Canada, compassion, disability, doctors, euthanasia, health care, housing, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, medicine, nurse practitioners, Ontario, PTSD, quadriplegia, veterans Canadian Disabled Woman Opts for Euthanasia Because She Can’t Get Timely Assistance Wesley J. Smith June 29, 2023 Bioethics, Medicine 3 I am hearing about this kind of abandonment much more often since Canada loosened its euthanasia eligibility requirements. Read More ›
telehealth Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 24, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsMedicineScience Tagged , assisted suicide, barbiturates, COVID-19, death, Death with Dignity, doctors, euthanasia, lethal injection, nurse practitioners, pandemic, patients, suicide, telemedicine, terminal illness Death Activists Oppose Limits on Virtual Access to Assisted Suicide Wesley J. Smith March 24, 2023 Bioethics, Medicine, Science 4 What activists really seek is assisted suicide (and eventually, lethal-injection euthanasia) without meaningful restrictions. Read More ›
1280px-Hawaii_at_Sunset_with_Palm_Trees_(5495739231) Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 27, 2021 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, Germany, Hawaii, medical professionals, nurse practitioners, patients, physician-assisted suicide, poison, suicide, Washington State Now Another State Wants Non–Physician-Assisted Suicide Wesley J. Smith January 27, 2021 Bioethics, Medicine 2 Hot on the heels of Washington State, it’s Hawaii. A bill has been filed to allow nurse practitioners to lethally prescribe. Read More ›
Pushing-E-631x447 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 14, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Canada, children, disabilities, euthanasia, fear, homicide, hospital, illnesses, lethal injection, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, nurse practitioners, Ontario, pain, palliative care, patients, physicians, self-starvation, suffering Eliminating the Sufferer: In Canada, Hospital Waiting Room Promotes Euthanasia Wesley J. Smith November 14, 2018 Bioethics, Medicine 3 Euthanasia corrupts everything it touches. That includes the healthcare system and a society’s perception of the value of people with serious disabilities and illnesses. Read More ›