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Wesley J. Smith
June 29, 2019, 5:33 AM

Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”

The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads.

Medicine IconMedicine
Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2018, 2:36 PM

A “Healthspan” Duty to Die for the Elderly?

University of Illinois professor S. Jay Olshansky argues that it is time to shift medicine’s focus — starting at age 65 — away from “life extension.”

Culture & Ethics IconCulture & Ethics
Wesley J. Smith
September 6, 2018, 7:54 PM

Promoting “Rational” Suicide by the Elderly

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. I used to call the annual event “Invisible Suicide Prevention Day” because it is so often ignored in major media.

Medicine IconMedicine
Wesley J. Smith
August 18, 2018, 4:57 AM

Stop Blaming Elderly and Terminally Ill for Our Health-Care Spending Problems

There is a widely believed myth that the elderly and dying take up a huge amount of the overall health-care budget.

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Wesley J. Smith
March 27, 2018, 12:27 PM

Qualifying for Euthanasia by Self-Starvation in Canada

Canada has embraced a positive “right to die.” Here is what happens once that Rubicon is crossed.

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