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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

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Dutch Ethicist Who Supported Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Now Says Legalization Was a Terrible Mistake

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The link below contains an article about Dutch ethicist Theo Boer's testimony against legalization of assisted suicide/euthanasia before the British House of Lords.  At the end you can find the testimony itself. Dr. Boer points out that, in the Netherlands: 1.  With euthanasia deaths and assisted suicides increasing at a rate of 15% annually, "euthanasia is on the way to … [Read more...] about Dutch Ethicist Who Supported Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Now Says Legalization Was a Terrible Mistake

Swiss Group Adds Old Age as a Formal Qualification for Assistance in Suicide

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The proponents of assisted suicide tell us only the terminally ill will qualify for assisted suicide, but life is terminal, isn't it?  And dead people are so much cheaper than living ones, especially if they can be expected to need costly care in the near future. A Swiss assisted suicide group has formally announced that it will assist people in committing suicide on the … [Read more...] about Swiss Group Adds Old Age as a Formal Qualification for Assistance in Suicide

Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia on Demand, for Any Reason You Want It, is Already Happening

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The following is a translation of an article in today's Corriere della Sera,  an Italian newspaper based in Milan (http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/veneto/notizie/cronaca/2014/20-febbraio-2014/i-parenti-denunciano-scomparsa-lei-aveva-scelto-eutanasia-svizzera-2224102460). The agonized relatives had been searching for days, ending by denouncing her disappearance to the … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia on Demand, for Any Reason You Want It, is Already Happening

Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Advocate, Phillip Nitschke: “There Will Be Casualties.”

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The article linked here is tentatively supportive of euthanasia and assisted suicide under certain circumstances (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/david-penberthy-a-holiday-to-die-for-with-dr-phil/story-e6freabc-1226655125931).  True Dignity adamantly disagrees with the author’s supposition that there is ever a "need" for the legalization of assisted suicide or … [Read more...] about Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Advocate, Phillip Nitschke: “There Will Be Casualties.”