Tag Archives: physician assisted suicide

Today: Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Pioneer for Physician-Assisted Suicide, Dies at 83

While “Dr. Death” has passed on, his aid-in-dying legacy continues
Posted on June 3, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Dying is not a crime” —Dr. Kevorkian As the topic of aid-in-dying heats up across the nation like never before, it seems fitting that Jack Kevorkian departs us — the man who first sparked the public debate on (so-called) “physician-assisted … Continue reading →

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The Legal Progress of Aid in Dying

Does an Election in Vermont Suggest a Changing Political Reality?
Posted on May 6, 2011 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

There are a handful of issues in American politics that consistently enflame passions, aggravate divisions, and defy solutions. Debates over the death penalty, abortion, and Second Amendment protection call into question our basic understanding of life and its relation to … Continue reading →

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