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…serious and completely sensible fear that legalized doctor-assisted suicide will result in more doctor-assisted suicides of disabled people, whom many people, including disabled people themselves, already regard as an undue…

…Netherlands had allowed the assisted suicide of a physically healthy, 17-year-old girl suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In fact, Noa Pothoven did not die at the hands of her…

…you suspect it, address it. Suicide Information and Prevention Resources National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Prevention Resource Center American Foundation for Suicide Prevention…

…of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, “It is not a forgone conclusion that we will see increased suicide rates.” Again, suicides have been increasing at an alarming rate since…

…and politicians, contribute to aggravating this problem. More Media Attention Encourages Suicide There is plentiful research demonstrating that increased public attention to suicide has the unintended consequence of encouraging suicidal…

Gov. Glenn Younkin is the only barricade left to extremist legislation legalizing human killing in Virginia after weeks of contentious debate over legislation encompassing abortion and physician-assisted suicide. In an…

…adjacent, within touching distance. Likewise, the two common methods of assisted suicide—infusion or injection—require the same proximity. In the main, distinction between means of vaccination and assisted suicide is a…

…message, encouraging people to commit suicide to “be fashionable” and trendy. Second, Sarco’s design takes the machine out of the realm of medical professionals. Unlike most other forms of assisted…

…of which 2.5 percent are associated with murder-suicides (approximately 530 of 21,386 CDC-reported firearm suicides in 2014). Massachusetts should be proud of leading the country in fewest gun suicides, and…

I woke Friday to the news that Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. It came right after the death of Kate Spade on Tuesday, also from suicide. I’m typically not deeply…

…and news on demand, a suicidal person could easily be effected by such a story. Celebrity suicides have a uniquely potent effect, but fictional suicides depicted in books, movies, and…

…Greases the Death Slope So far eight states, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia have legalized physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Physician-assisted deaths were…

…in society, including therapists and religious groups, has caused disproportionately high rates of suicide, attempted suicide, depression, rejection, and isolation amongst LGBT and questioning individuals… Note the absoluteness of their…

…to a comparable random control group. The sex-reassigned persons had substantially higher rates of death from cardiovascular disease and suicide, and substantially higher rates of attempted suicide. What are suicide…

…a nondeterminate factor in general suicide rates. Mental illness, on the other hand, is very clearly a motivating factor in a great many suicides: the rate of successful suicide is…

…committed suicide with a 12-gauge shotgun, alone in her car. Most of the news stories about these teen suicides emphasize that they were bullied, drawing a direct line of causality…

…and through. Most people who advocate for physician-assisted suicide (PAS) do so from the belief that it maximizes dignity and personal autonomy in the face of immense suffering, typically caused…

…stated they had considered suicide in the last year, while 18 percent of the gay, lesbian, or bisexual respondents claimed they had attempted suicide. That number was even higher for…

Verein Sterbehilfe — the German Euthanasia Association — recently announced it will not help unvaccinated patients kill themselves. Now anyone seeking assisted suicide must submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination first….

…can have a productive, meaningful discussion about suicide is by tearing down those taboos of guilt and shame that surround it. Suicide rates are currently at a 30-year high. Every…

…suicide and attempted suicide is still low. Of the women researchers tracked, 6,999 made a first suicide attempt and 71 committed suicide. Across the United States, overall suicide rates have…

…from being called mercy killing, euthanasia, or assisted suicide. Thus the perpetrators deploy euphemisms to mask the brutality of what’s happening. Once life is deemed not worth living, there will…

…tell the tale of how Will wants nothing more than to end his life at Dignitas (the Swiss assisted-suicide facility), and of Lou’s attempts to convince the man she comes…

…assisted suicides, and celebrate, consecrate, or solemnize same-sex weddings. Job Coercion Rises Nationwide We have all been watching Rowan County, Kentucky, but Ohio is engaging in radical job redefinition of…

…all want to have some type of personal autonomy,” said Hanson. “We all believe in that as Americans. In theory, this would make sense for assisted suicide. If it’s just…

…Suicide was no longer something to prevent, but a decision to laud, bravery in the face of suffering, a dignified death. The Suicide Struggle of the Non-Terminal Sufferer When comparing…

…the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States with more than 48,000 lives lost in 2018 and 1.4 million attempts…

…failed attempt. For a suicide watch, Epstein would be removed from the SHU and placed on a different floor. At the MCC, suicide watch is typically conducted by other inmates,…

…gender theory from being taught to children younger than age 10. These Transgender Suicide Surveys Are Trash However, of the two major studies on transgender suicide repeatedly cited in the…

…where suicide risk increases shortly afterward.” They estimated “one additional suicide death for every 4,200 males” and “one additional suicide death for every 7,100 females” who lost their job in…

…attempt suicide The core cause of suicide is untreated mental illness Studies point to the existence of mental disorders in transgenders Transgenders themselves report their “wonderful” confused life includes extreme…

One in every two transgender adolescents who are female but identify as male has attempted suicide in the past year, according to a new study. The study, “Transgender Adolescent Suicide…

…But this particular suicide seems tailor-made for a media blitz, because the teen’s suicide note contains so many of the talking points of the transgender lobby, including things like: “I…

…reality and the glamorous magazine version of life is gone. Depression takes hold and suicide looks good. “Regret is rare,” say the activists. If they talk about dissatisfaction, suicides, and…

…and directed Gorsuch’s dissertation on the moral and legal implications of assisted suicide and euthanasia. This was the beginning of the work that would eventually become Gorsuch’s authoritative book on…

…a series of very tough cases, where assisted suicide was desired, chosen, kind, and compassionate. Pro-assisted suicide organizations dropped the term “suicide” like a hot potato. It didn’t sell as…