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Suicide Contagion among the Elderly?

Posted in Suicide Contagion on January 22, 2013 | Comments Off

In italics below is an excellent article by Australian anti-assisted suicide advocate Paul Russell.  It suggests that the language being used to push legalization of assisted suicide worldwide may be behind a spate of recent murder suicides.  So may the sympathetic reporting on these by the media.  There is every reason to assume that what […]

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Vermont Must Work to Prevent Suicide among All Age Groups, Not Just Teens

Posted in Commentary, Suicide Contagion, True Dignity on July 5, 2012 | Comments Off

We have recently heard from several proponents of assisted suicide that concerns about possible suicide contagion in Oregon are unfounded because the youth suicide rate there has gone down.   Here is a link to the latest report of the Oregon Health Division on suicide in that state: (http://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/InjuryFatalityData/Documents/Suicide%20in%20Oregon%20Trends%20and%20risk%20factors.pdf).   Reading the report raises several […]

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Great Letter to the Burlington Free Press: Compassionate care over assisted suicide

Posted in Letters to the Editors of Newspapers, Suicide Contagion on March 9, 2012 | Comments Off

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/print/article/20120308/OPINION03/203080306/Letter-Compassionate-care-over-assisted-suicide The Dec. 22 issue of the Milton Independent included “Police Stats,” which had the category “Attempted Suicide.” Four attempts were recorded in 2010 and 18 in 2011, a 78-percent increase. Deputy Health Commissioner Patrick Flood recently revealed that Vermont has the 16th-highest suicide rate in the U.S., 14 suicides per 100,000 population compared to […]

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The WCAX Series: Legalization of Assisted Suicide Poses the Risk of Suicide Contagion

Posted in Suicide Contagion on February 5, 2012 | Comments Off

Vermont TV station WCAX has been running a series on assisted suicide, using the usual euphemisms of “The Right to Die” and “The End of Life Bill”. In addition to using the euphemisms, the series completely overlooks the obvious fact that the suicide, presumably unaided, of a prominent proponent of the bill in Vermont, now […]

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Teen Suicide Link Reason to Drop the (Assisted Suicide) Bill

Posted in Letters to the Editors of Newspapers, Suicide Contagion on February 2, 2012 | Comments Off

The letter in italics below appears in today’s online edition of Stowe Today.  It makes an amazingly powerful and personal statement aginst the legalization of assisted suicide. (http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article_35715268-4daf-11e1-bdc4-001871e3ce6c.html)   Guy Page | Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:00 pm To the Editor: In the Jan. 19 mail, I received a letter from Lamoille Union High School, […]

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