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How a Mentally Ill Woman Wrote Herself a Lethal Prescription

A troubling look at how systemic gaps enabled a vulnerable woman to obtain lethal drugs unchecked. Read More ›
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Life Devalued: Suicide and Infanticide in Classical Antiquity

Nick Vujicic’s story would probably have turned out quite differently if he had been born in ancient Greece or Rome. Read More ›
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How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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Now It’s Assisted Suicide by Zoom Meeting

Remember when we were told that assisted suicide would only be engaged in as part of an intimate and long-term physician/patient relationship? Read More ›
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Now Another State Wants Non–Physician-Assisted Suicide

Hot on the heels of Washington State, it’s Hawaii. A bill has been filed to allow nurse practitioners to lethally prescribe. Read More ›
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The Oldest Scorpion and the Decadence of Evolutionary Science

What do we learn from this case? In today’s science world it is no longer sufficient to objectively describe some nicely preserved ancient fossils. Read More ›
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How Euthanasia Hurts Palliative Care

One doctor infamously said he didn’t need palliative care when he had euthanasia. Read More ›
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Bruni “Gets It” on Disability Bias — Except for Assisted Suicide

When New York Times columnist Frank Bruni isn’t driving me nuts, it’s usually because he’s on vacation from his (very well written) column. Read More ›

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