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Showing posts with label suicide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suicide. Show all posts
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Letter to the Editor: Euphemisms Abound

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To the Editor: We wish to respond to Dr. Barry Perlman’s letter to the editor: “A vote for Medical Aid in Dying is not a vote for suicide” (...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

New Mexico Boy, 11, Driven to Suicide by Extreme Isolation Brought About by Coronavirus, Parents Reveal

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Landon Fuller To view full article,  click here . HOBBS, NEW MEXICO: The parents of an 11-year-old boy who killed himself this ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Hey Kansas City Star: Oregon’s Suicide Rate Went Up 28.2%, Not Down! Correct This Error.

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On August 4, 2018, the  Kansas City Star  published this false statement: "National and state level data from the Centers for Disease...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

How to Help Those Considering Suicide

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By Anna Kucirkova   We are facing a suicide epidemic in the United States, and throughout the world. Suicide rates are  up by 30 percent  a...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Update: Woman Who Mistakenly Thought She had a Terminal Illness Meets Her Rescuers

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BC:  A Ladysmith artist who survived five hours in the frigid waters of the Salish Sea in late October and the rescuers who gave her a seco...
Saturday, December 9, 2017

Woman Tries To Kill Herself After Terminal Diagnosis Only To Find Out It Was Wrong

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By Katie Serena After receiving a terminal diagnosis, Mya DeRyan decided to end her life on her own terms -- but things didn't quite...
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Teen Accused of Helping Friend Commit Suicide Could Face Trial for Murder

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Jchandra "Jelly" Brown To see article and video,  click here . PROVO, Utah (KSTU) -- A judge will decide if a Spanish Fork m...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Board: "Vote 'no' on more suicide"

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http://gazette.com/editorial-vote-no-on-more-suicide/article/1586396 Proposition 106 would establish the assisted suicide trade for...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Why on Earth is Anyone Surprised By the Rise in US Suicides? Advertising Works.

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"Though the economy may well have contributed to this rise, True Dignity calls everyone’s attention to a fact that is being ignored...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

The Cost of Physician-Assisted Suicide.

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By Margaret Dore, Esq., MBA* Updated November 25, 2015  It is often assumed that legalizing physician-assisted suicide will save states ...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

People With Disabilities Are a High Risk Group for Suicide; Legal Assisted Suicide Discussed as a Contributing Factor.

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By Margaret Dore Thank you Stephen Mendelsohn, of Second Thoughts Connecticut , for providing this important Stephen Mendelsohn news...
Sunday, February 3, 2013

Losing the Will to Live: The ghastly murders in Newtown, Conn., reflect the prevalence of suicide here and across the globe.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/01/28/suicide-mass-murder/1872833/ Rebecca D. Costa 6:41p.m. EST January 29, 2013   Before...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Man convicted of murder "claimed his mother committed suicide"

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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/man-convicted-of-murdering-his-mother/story-e6frg13u-1226522829658 A 27-YEAR-old Perth m...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Legalization And Violent Deaths

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By Margaret Dore Assisted suicide proponents claim that legal assisted suicide will prevent violent deaths such as those by murd...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Study: Assisted suicide helpers distressed

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http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/study-assisted-suicide-helpers-distressed.shtml?32735 Thursday, October 4, 2012 One in four people...