Tag: mental illness

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Date
August 28, 2025

Categories
Abortion
Tagged
, abortion, mental illness, The Ann and Phelim Scoop}

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Mental Health Outcomes for Abortion on The Ann and Phelim Scoop

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Abortion

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Wesley J. Smith appeared on The Ann and Phelim Scoop, hosted by Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, to discuss his latest article, “Study: Mental Illness More Likely After Abortion Than After Childbirth.” Smith explains why the study is both surprising and significant, discusses the findings, and explores why these findings matter regardless of one’s stance on abortion.

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

Categories
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

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2024

Euthanasia, Suicide by Physician

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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 ›

Stethoscope on Spain flag, 3d illustration

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 30, 2024

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, Aid to Dying Benefit, Belgium, Canada, euthanasia, Manual of Good Practices on Euthanasia, mental illness, Netherlands, organ harvesting, Organic Law on the Regulation of Euthanasia, Spain, Wesley J. Smith}

Spanish Government Plans to Okay Euthanasia for Mental Illness

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 30, 2024

Euthanasia

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Once a society generally accepts killing as an acceptable answer to human suffering, the categories of "suffering" permitting termination continually expand. Latest example: Spain, where people with serious mental illnesses may soon be permitted to be put down. Read More ›

An empty hospital bed with dying flowers.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Euthanasia
Human Dignity
Suicide by Physician
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, cancer, Compassion and Choices, death activists, Disability, Doctors, elderly, end of life, euthanasia, healthcare, Hemlock Society, human dignity, intellectual disabilities, lethal injection, MAiD, medical aid in dying, medicalized killing, mental health support, mental illness, Netherlands, organ donation, organ harvesting, patients, PTSD, quality of life, suffering, suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness, terminally ill, Trillium, Trillium Gift of Life Network, Wesley J. Smith}

Euthanasia Poisons People and Societies

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2024

Euthanasia, Human Dignity, Suicide by Physician

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Most of the media report on euthanasia in the glowing, uncritical language of empowered patients "dying peacefully on their own terms." In contrast, euthanasia abuses and horror stories—an ever-growing list—generally receive little focused media attention and remain outside the notice of people not engaged with the issue. Read More ›

Definition of word euthanasia in dictionary

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 21, 2021

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, mental illness, mentally ill}

Psychiatrist: Refusing Euthanasia for Mentally Ill Discrimination

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 21, 2021

Euthanasia

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It used to be that psychiatrists and psychologists strived to prevent mentally ill people from committing suicide. Read More ›

Studio image of mentally ill woman in straitjacket

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 14, 2021

Categories
Euthanasia
Suicide by Physician
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, euthanasia, medical assistance in dying, mental illness, mentally ill, Netherlands}

Euthanizing the Mentally Ill

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 14, 2021

Euthanasia, Suicide by Physician

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Should psychiatrists and other doctors assist the suicides of mentally ill patients? Not that long ago, the answer to that question would have been unequivocally, “No” The job of a mental health professional is to save the lives of suicidal patients, not help them die. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 17, 2020

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mental illness}

Assisted Suicide is Never a Treatment for Mental Illness

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 17, 2020

Euthanasia

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Addressing the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley Smith said that activists and pressure groups often use fear, in particular fear-mongering on the difficulties of death, to push through their agenda. Read More ›

desperate man in silhouette sitting on the bed with hands on head

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 14, 2020

Categories
Patient Care
Tagged
, euthanasia, mental illness, organ donation, Wesley J. Smith}

Autonomy or Abandoning the Mentally Ill?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 14, 2020

Patient Care

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A U.K. woman with anorexia is in danger of starving to death and courts there will not allow force-feeding to save her life because she has decision-making capacity. Read More ›