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Hospice programs have begun to flourish, but unfortunately, along with the great good they can do, a dark side has emerged as well, according to a recent article http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/21/as-more-hospices-enroll-patients-who-arent-dying-questions-about-lethal-doses-arise/  in the Washington Post: An excerpt: Betty Mathews, 76, a retiree from … [Read more...] about Hospice Programs May Need Scrutiny

The following article is  from the August 13, 2014 edition of The Washington Post:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/08/12/suicide-contagion-and-social-media-the-dangers-of-sharing-genie-youre-free/?hpid=z4 The article expresses concern that some of the posts about the death of actor Robin Williams might contribute to suicide contagion, a problem … [Read more...] about A Caution to Authorities and the Media: Beware of Causing Suicide Contagion among People with Depression

An Excellent Article about the American Civil Liberties Union's campaign to get people to sue doctors, pharmacies and their workers, and medical facilities that refuse to provide assisted suicide services or referrals. http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/07/war_on_humans_f088261.html … [Read more...] about Legalization of Assisted Suicide Gradually Erodes Conscience Rights and Religious Freedom

Tanni Grey-Thompson is a former wheelchair racer and now a member of Britain's House of Lords, which today, after more than nine hours of debate, voted to allow a bill to legalize assisted suicide to receive a second reading, a reading that took place immediately after the vote.  This means that the bill has taken an important and scary step towards becoming law.  It could soon … [Read more...] about I know from my experience in hospital…they’ll just give us the medication. It’ll be a way of getting rid of us.