CategoryEthics
As Euthanasia Looms, How to Save the Hospice Movement
Often now people approach me after a speech or call in on talk radio to tell me that they do not trust hospice to properly care for their loved ones.
The Callous Cruelty of Canadian Euthanasia Illustrated
A death doctor was willing to kill Paula, despite knowing that many of her problems were social
Wesley J. Smith: Why Is Assisted Suicide So Popular So Suddenly?
Smith argues that the purpose of society itself is shifting for many people
France: Assisted Suicide on the March
Right-to-die campaigners have welcomed the law, though describing it as relatively modest in scope.
The Lies in New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill
New York is close to passing a bill to legalize assisted suicide. Having passed the assembly, it is currently being considered in the senate
Bioethics: Just Another Social-Justice Political Movement Now?
A new survey shows how the movement has swung toward pushing woke “social justice” initiatives as its primary purpose
Estonia’s Supreme Court Declares a Right to Suicide
At least these rulings candidly cut through the toxic smoke so often generated by assisted-suicide advocates
Human Kidney Suppliers Should Be Donors, Not Vendors
The government would be, essentially, paying people to harm themselves. People who are already disadvantaged would be most likely to volunteer
A Compassionate Doctor Keeps Hope Alive
As this story shows, sometimes the hope is not for a cure so much as for assurance that the patient has not been abandoned
New Jersey Program Aims to Prevent Suicide— Just Not All Suicides
In New Jersey, the self-terminations of people with a prognosis of six months or less ceases to be “suicide” when facilitated by a doctor
Famed Ethics Prof Endorses Suicide for Old People in New York Times
Peter Singer supports suicide not just for those who are ill now but who fear that they might become so
How ‘Expedience Ethics’ Busts Through Moral Limits
Bioethicists Get Legacy of Terri Schiavo Death Wrong
Some bioethicists complain that her protracted starvation death has powered pro-life forces into political prominence
John West’s New Book Stockholm Syndrome Looks at Francis Collins
It’s not possible to reconcile Collins’s treatment of unborn children with a Christian view of them
Swiss Canton Liberates Suicide Tourism from Police Investigation
Suicidal people are increasingly abandoned to lethal assistance, with steps continually taken to make death easier to access
Oregon Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
I suspect the categories of providers are expanding because most doctors have no interest in assisted suicide
Vermont Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
Initial assisted suicide laws are merely the launching pad for an ever-expanding prescribed death regime
Montana Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Physician-Assisted Suicide
In a muddled legal situation, the bill declares assisted suicide to be contrary to Montana public policy, making a previous courtroom defense unavailable