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Doctor supporting elderly woman in clinic, closeup
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Boosters of Assisted Suicide Want It to Be Much More Common

Doctors killed more than 15,000 people in Canada in 2023. I think that's a terrible toll that should concern even supporters of euthanasia. But in California, some assisted-suicide boosters are upset that a similar number of Californians didn't end their own lives by assisted suicide. In other words, they see Canada's gob-smacking statistics as aspirational. Read More ›
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A professional physician in a white medical uniform talks to discuss results or symptoms and gives a recommendation to a male patient and signs a medical paper at an appointment visit in the clinic.
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Survey: MDs Support Expanding Assisted Suicide Beyond the Terminally Ill

The myth that legal assisted suicide is about terminal illness is becoming harder to swallow. Evidence can be found in a recent survey of doctors, published in the Journal of Cutaneous Oncology, which asked doctors this question: "In addition to adults with terminal illnesses, [which] other groups of patients who should be MAID eligible?" Read More ›
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An empty hospital bed with dying flowers.
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Euthanasia Poisons People and Societies

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 ›