Tag: terminal illness
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.
Remember When Euthanasia Was About “Choice” for Adults?
If killing is a “medical treatment,” how can it be denied to anyone based on age or competency?
“Zero Suicide” Project Forgets about Assisted Suicide
It rarely fails. I see a news story lauding a suicide-prevention program. But then I check it out.
Media Celebrate Elderly Couple’s Joint Assisted Suicide
If this keeps up, there will be a social expectation created that suicide is the right and proper way out — and not just for those with terminal illnesses.
Opening a Door to Assisted Suicide Organ Donors
We should not look at the suicidal as natural resources.