Tag: assisted dying

Weight loss fail concept. Scale and depressed, frustrated and sad woman sitting on floor holding head and arms on knees.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 2, 2024

Categorized
Euthanasia, Suicide by Physician

Tagged
, anorexia, assisted dying, assisted suicide, assisted suicide legalization, autism spectrum disorder, cognitive distortion, Death with Dignity Report, eating disorders, euthanasia, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Joint Statement against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders, MAiD, mental disorders, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, Oregon, personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Wesley J. Smith}

At Least 60 People With Eating Disorders Euthanized or Assisted in Suicide Since 2012

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August 2, 2024

Euthanasia, Suicide by Physician}

A very disturbing — but, alas, unsurprising — report has been published from a review of medical studies that demonstrates that at least 60, but almost surely more, people with eating disorders (EDs) have been euthanized or assisted in suicide between 2012 and 2024. This includes at least three patients from the U.S. Read More ›

Lonely sad elderly Senior person in wheelchair in nursing home looking out window. Generation AI

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 3, 2024

Categorized
Euthanasia, Human Dignity, Suicide by Physician

Tagged
, assisted dying, assisted suicide, burden, Dementia, Disability, duty to die, elderly, euthanasia, health care, illness, infirmity, Matthew Parris, old age, suffering, terminally ill, Times of London, We Can't Afford a Taboo on Assisted Dying, Wesley J. Smith}

Normalizing Assisted Suicide Will Lead to a Duty to Die

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April 3, 2024

Euthanasia, Human Dignity, Suicide by Physician}

Euthanasia isn't really about compassion but fear of decline and a loathing of dependency — and of those experiencing them. That nasty truth has become abundantly clear with a new column published in the Times of London. Read More ›