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Decreasing the Surplus Population
The Dutch are killing themselves more than ever, but they feel OK about it. In the latest Newsweek cover story,…
Browsing: Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide
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On Brother Paul O’Donnell’s Death and ‘Being There’
As news of the untimely death of Brother Paul O’Donnell spreads, there will be many remembrances by those who knew him well.…
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A Cold, Cold Heart
There ring in my childhood memory the songs of Hank Williams—songs my dad loved to listen to as he strummed…
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Still Alice: Life in the Wake of a Devastating Diagnosis
“I am not suffering; I am struggling.” These words are part of a beautiful speech delivered by Julianne Moore in…
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Doctors Must Refuse to Cooperate With Court’s Assisted Suicide Decision
In his book The Nazi Doctors, author Jay Lifton wrote about the Nazi euthanasia program. He pointed out that it…
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Okay to Euthanize the Disabled Says Canadian Supreme Court
People with disabilities must be killed when they consent under a February 6, 2015, decision by Canada’s highest court striking…
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‘Volunteering’ to Die
I recently read the story of a daughter’s anguished eyewitness account of her mother’s death. It was a death chosen for the…
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Erring on the Side of Life
The history of human knowledge as it relates to the human body is a fascinating and terrible thing. In every…
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Derogatory Labels for People
Words can be so cruel and degrading. There was a time in the 19th Century when North American natives were…
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Finding Peace
Commentators, politicians, and world leaders often bandy about the word “peace.” But I wonder if there are many in our…