WSJ Decries Canada’s ‘Monstrous’ Assisted Suicide Program
An editor at the Wall Street Journal noted this week that Canada’s assisted suicide regime has gone off the rails and is now the fifth leading cause of death in the country.
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In California, Nearly 900 People Died by Assisted Suicide Last Year
Nearly 900 people died by assisted suicide in 2023 in California, according to a state department of health report released this month.
Former Dutch Prime Minister and Wife Die Together in Dual Euthanasia Procedure
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife committed legally assisted suicide by euthanasia simultaneously this week.
Hayward: Canada — Quebec Doctor Warns Euthanasia No Longer a ‘Last Resort’
Euthanasia has become so common in Quebec that its end-of-life commissioner fears suicide is no longer seen as a “last resort.”
Activists Use Abortion ‘Bodily Autonomy’ Argument to Spread Assisted Suicide Agenda
Activists pushing for the adoption of assisted suicide laws are framing their agenda using the “bodily autonomy” argument.
Canada: Committee Urges Govt To Extend Assisted Suicide To ‘Mature Minors’
A Canadian committee has recommended the government expand its assisted suicide policies for “mature minors”.
Christian Doctors Sue New Mexico for Law Forcing Participation in Assisted Suicide
Christian doctors are standing against a law that requires them to facilitate suicide in ways that violate their religious convictions.
Exclusive: Canadian People’s Party Leader Blasts Retailer Over Viral Euthanasia Ad Making Suicide Seem ‘Cool’ to Young People
Canadian populist leader Bernier slammed a retailer for their viral commercial, criticising the store for trying to make suicide seem “cool.”
Brussels Terror Attack Victim Euthanised at 23 After Unbearable Psychological Suffering
A Flemish woman who was present at the Brussels National Airport in 2016 during a radical Islamic terror attack has been euthanised at the age of 23 due to psychological trauma and suffering.
Italian Gets Green Light to Become Country’s Second Assisted Suicide
A 44-year-old quadriplegic man has been given the green light by a regional Italian health authority to become the second person offered assisted suicide in the country.
New Jersey’s Assisted Suicide Law to Allow Terminally Ill Patients ‘Right to Die’
New Jersey’s assisted suicide law goes into effect Thursday, allowing terminally ill patients to request a prescription from their doctors that would aid in ending their lives.
Maine Democrat Governor Signs Assisted Suicide Bill into Law
Maine became the eighth state to legalize assisted suicide Wednesday as Democrat Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law that allows doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill individuals to end their lives.
Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill Dies in Committee
A bill allowing doctors in Connecticut to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill individuals has failed to garner enough support to make it out of committee.
New Jersey Republicans Urge Gov. Phil Murphy to Make Changes to Assisted Suicide Bill
Republican lawmakers in New Jersey are urging Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy to make several changes to the assisted suicide bill he said he intends to sign into law.
Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill Dies
Maryland rejected assisted suicide when a bill that passed the House of Delegates later stalled in the state Senate.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: ‘I Look Forward to Signing’ Assisted Suicide Bill
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he looks forward to signing the assisted suicide bill state lawmakers narrowly approved Monday, allowing terminally ill individuals to legally end their lives.
Catholic Democrats Join GOP to Defeat ‘Pro-Death’ Agenda in New Mexico
Pro-life advocates and Republicans in New Mexico are thanking the Catholic Democrats and other “patriots” who joined them in ending what was referred to as the “Pro-Death” agenda in the state legislature.
Watch: Insurance Companies Recommending Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients
A newly released video reveals that health insurance companies, seeking to keep their costs down, now can include assisted suicide as a viable option for the terminally ill when these patients live in a state that has legalized assisted suicide.
Bay Area Doctor Opens Euthanasia Business
A Bay Area medical practitioner is opening up his own euthanasia practice, taking advantage of this Thursday’s implementation of California’s new physician-assisted suicide law.
Physician-Assisted Suicide Group Targets Blacks, Latinos
The organization that helped 29 year-old Brittany Maynard achieve physician-assisted suicide in November of 2014 is now targeting “people of color” in a new initiative that seeks to “expand end-of-life options” for blacks, Latinos, and Asians in America.
Jerry Brown Denies Life Option After Approving Death Drugs
California Governor Jerry Brown approved legislation providing death-inducing drugs the week before vetoing legislation that would have allowed terminally ill Californians to seek certain life-saving drugs.
Slippery Slope: Assisted Suicide Becomes More Widespread Wherever Introduced, Report Confirms
A review of the evidence on assisted dying has found “common patterns” indicating that the practice becomes more widespread and routine where introduced. The report lends credence to fears that introducing legislation to allow for assisted dying in some instances
S.F. Doctors Want Injunction to Allow Assisted Suicide
On Friday, three San Francisco doctors brought a request for a preliminary injunction to allow them to flout state law and help their terminally ill patients commit suicide.
Assisted Suicide Bill in Connecticut Defeated for Third Time
For the third consecutive year, a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide with the help of a physician failed to make it out of the state’s Judiciary Committee.