‘Me Before You’ Is Not A Euthanasia Flick
‘Me Before You’ does not glorify Will’s decision to die—and people, especially those who are pro-life, should watch the film, because it highlights very real issues alive today.
Suicide: The Next Civil Rights Frontier
Only someone tone-deaf to what’s going on in culture will fail to understand how we’re only a few logical steps away from suicide being an act of personal expression.
Jian Ghomeshi Should Be Judged By Public Opinion, Not Courts
The case of a Canadian radio host brought to trial for sexual assault during BDSM shows why it should be perfectly feasible to stigmatize a behavior without taking it to court.
How Assisted Suicide Becomes A License To Kill
Physician-assisted suicide laws have opened a Pandora’s Box of unintended consequences that are anything but compassionate or liberating.
Don’t Kill Yourself, Kevin Drum
Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum has a deadly form of cancer. He says when he has six months left, he will take deadly drugs.
Suffering Steals No Dignity From Joey Feek Or Anyone Else
Suffering doesn’t rob a person of dignity. To say otherwise cheapens the life of Joey Feek and everyone with a terminal illness.
Our Deepening Love Affair With Death
California has made it legal for doctors to do something doctors are never supposed to do: foster death.
Assisted Suicide Means The End Of Medicine
To make death by poison one of the arrows in the doctor’s quiver is to change the entire medical profession.
How Kara Tippetts’ Death Transcends Brittany Maynard’s
A 38-year-old mom of four just died of cancer. Rather than demanding ‘death with dignity,’ Kara Tippetts exemplified dignity while dying
Brittany Maynard’s Death Was Not Dignified
The same cancer afflicted my father that did assisted-suicide icon Brittany Maynard. We did not consider him or his natural death undignified.
Don’t Die With Dignity; Die With Grace
My grandma endured a painful death from cancer. But nothing could make her undignified.
Robin Versus Brittany: The Double Standard For Suicide
We can’t both prevent and encourage suicide.
Brain Cancer Will Likely Kill Me, But There’s No Way I’ll Kill Myself
Like Brittany Maynard, I have extremely aggressive brain cancer. But I’m not downing any kill pills.
Assisted Suicide: The Ultimate Choice
If women can choose abortion, why can’t everyone choose to commit suicide?