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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, babies, Belgium, Canada, children, disability, euthanasia, infanticide, medical treatment, Netherlands, pets, terminal illness}

Remember When Euthanasia Was About “Choice” for Adults?

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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If killing is a “medical treatment,” how can it be denied to anyone based on age or competency? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, doctors, emergency room, health care, hospice, medicine, mental health, oncology, patients, terminal illness}

“Zero Suicide” Project Forgets about Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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It rarely fails. I see a news story lauding a suicide-prevention program. But then I check it out. 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

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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
October 8, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, assisted suicide, Belgium, despair, mental illness, natural resources, Netherlands, organ donation, physician, suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness}

Opening a Door to Assisted Suicide Organ Donors

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 8, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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We should not look at the suicidal as natural resources. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 13, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, assisted suicide, autonomy, popular media, public opinion, terminal illness}

ALS Suicide Party

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 13, 2016

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine

1}

The normalization of suicide by the media continues. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 2, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, disability rights, euthanasia, Health & Wellness, legislation, suicide prevention, terminal illness}

Expanding Canada’s Radical Euthanasia License

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 2, 2016

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine

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When Parliament legalized euthanasia for people with medical conditions leading to "foreseeable" death, many yelled that it was too restrictive. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 28, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, competency, culture of death, decision-making, depression, disabled, doctors, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, Health & Wellness, infanticide, killing, legalization, mental illness, Netherlands, parental consent, protective guidelines, responsibilities, rights, suffering, terminal illness, trust}

The Culture of Death Is Like the Universe

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 28, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once set in motion, it never stops expanding. Thus we now see the push in the Netherlands to euthanize children. Read More ›