VA paves way for marijuana sales, assisted suicide as Assembly deadline looms
Virginia lawmakers debated hundreds of bills Tuesday as they approached a key deadline for this year’s legislative session. The House and Senate debated a wide range of topics from gambling to marijuana sales ahead of the so-called “crossover,” in which all bills except the budget must pass through the chamber. This year’s session will be […]
Colorado Democrats push to allow non-residents access to medically assisted suicide
A Colorado Democrat has introduced a bill that would make medically assisted suicide available to nonresidents. The bill, entitled “Medical Assisted Dying,” would also dramatically reduce other barriers to accessing assisted suicide. But Democratic Sen. Joan Zinal, the bill’s sponsor in the state Senate, objects to using the term “suicide” in connection with the bill. […]
19 more states are considering assisted suicide legislation
Assisted suicide continues to permeate the United States and beyond, with nearly 20 states considering legislation regarding assisted suicide. Nine states currently have federally legalized medically assisted suicide; montana supreme court The judgment declared that it was not contrary to public order or illegal. California, Colorado, Washington DC, Hawaii, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, […]
Virginia assisted suicide bill poses ‘deadly harm,’ bishops warn
Catholic bishops in Virginia are sounding the alarm about a proposed federal bill that would legalize assisted suicide. Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestow of Richmond released a letter Monday urging Virginians to contact their politicians and voice their opposition to state Senate Bill 280. “We are alarmed and deeply saddened by […]
Wisconsin inmate’s daughter files federal suit over solitary confinement suicide
The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who committed suicide in his cell has filed a federal lawsuit accusing state prison officials of failing to provide her with adequate mental health care and medication. Dean Hoffman was found dead in his cell at the Waupun Correctional Facility in June, on his ninth day in solitary confinement. […]
Former doctor accused of assisting NY woman’s suicide charged with manslaughter
Stephen Miller, an 85-year-old retired doctor from Tuscon, Arizona, was charged with manslaughter for allegedly traveling across the border to counsel and assist a New York woman who was contemplating assisted suicide. The woman who was found dead in a Kingston, New York, hotel on Nov. 9 was reportedly suffering from “severe and debilitating pain” […]
Dutch woman posts sarcastic meme before assisted suicide
After a Dutch woman posted a sarcastic meme about receiving medically assisted suicide from the government, her estate finally issued a press release asking for gratitude to the surviving patients. Lauren Hove, a 28-year-old from the Netherlands, describes herself as “a full-time cat parent, former YouTuber and book blogger,” on her still-active blog. X account. […]
85-year-old former doctor charged with manslaughter for allegedly assisting in a woman’s suicide
An 85-year-old retired Arizona doctor is facing manslaughter charges for allegedly aiding a woman’s suicide in a Hudson Valley motel room in November, reports said. new york times. Stephen P. Miller, 85, was indicted Friday on charges of first- and second-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter in connection with an apparent assisted suicide incident on Nov. […]
NJ family of a student who committed suicide after bullying sues school officials who created ‘culture of violence’
The extreme bullying Adriana Cucci experienced at her New Jersey school that ultimately led to her suicide didn’t stop at the school’s doorstep. Rather, her family claims in the lawsuit, it continued at her home. Cucci was 14 years old and a student in the Central Regional School District when she took her own life […]
Canada pauses assisted suicide program for the mentally ill due to lack of physicians
Canada has suspended its assisted suicide program for people suffering solely from mental illness. The country currently offers assisted suicide for people with terminal or chronic illnesses, but Canadians remain divided on extending the same option to people suffering solely from mental illness. , the Canadian government reported. fox news digital. Some have suggested that […]