Tag: self-starvation

Hands of an elderly man resting on a walking cane

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 30, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, antipsychotics, assisted suicide, bioethicists, Bioethics (journal), confusion, decision‐making, dehydration, distress, doctors, encouragement, euthanasia, fluids, HIV, palliating doctor, patients, physicians, professional journals, refractory delirium, self-starvation, suffering, suicide, suicide assistance, syringes, terminal sedation, voluntary stop eating and drinking, VSED}

Journal Advocates “Terminal Sedation” for People Committing Suicide by Self-Starving

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Articles in professional journals are a means of constructing future public policy and people need to be warned. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abuse, assisted suicide, dehydration, dementia, disabilities, doctors, elderly, euthanasia, illness, laws, medical aid in dying, mentally ill, public policy, self-starvation, Thaddeus Mason Pope, VSED}

Self-Starvation to Qualify for Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once again, the assisted-suicide movement shows itself to be public-policy promise breakers of the most egregious kind and raw zealots for the death agenda. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 6, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Alzheimer’s disease, assisted suicide, barbiturates, Bill Clinton, Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, euthanasia, hospice, hospitals, hydration, medical school, medicine, nutrition, Oregon, palliative care, self-starvation, Supreme Court, VSED}

A Trojan Horse for Euthanasia? No

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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When my mother was dying of Alzheimer’s disease and the sharp bodily decline that hits those in their late 90s, my wife and I brought her home for care. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 26, 2019

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, compassion, depression, euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, killing, Netherlands, Quebec, self-starvation, suffering, suicide}

Depressed Man Euthanized in Canada

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 26, 2019

Medicine

4}

I fear many will shrug and say, “The man wanted to die. What else is there to think about?” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 6, 2019

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

Why VSED Is Indeed Abetted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 14, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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 ›