US EditionPoll Suggests Support for Better End-of-Life Care over Assisted Dying Bill
- On June 9, the New York Senate passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act for terminally ill adults, allowing them to request life-ending medication, pending Governor Kathy Hochul's signature, which would make New York the 11th state to legalize this practice.
- Polls indicate that 69% of people want the assisted suicide bill replaced with a focus on improving palliative care, reflecting concerns over the adequacy of current end-of-life options.
- Gordon Macdonald from Not Killing argues that the public prefers attention on fixing healthcare and palliative care instead of assisted dying legislation, emphasizing its potential risks.
- More than 300 medical students oppose the assisted dying bill, expressing concerns that it could lead to offering death in place of necessary care and harm vulnerable patients.
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7 in 10 Back Dropping Assisted Suicide Bill in Favour of Improving Palliative Care: Poll
Seven in 10 people want the current assisted suicide bill replaced with a plan for improving palliative care, a poll indicates. In a survey commissioned by Care Not Killing and published on Monday, respondents were told of concerns by medical royal colleges and disability rights campaigners regarding the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in its current form. They were then asked whether they agreed with the medics and campaigners that thi…
Disabled Man Fighting for Life as Canadian Government Doctors Push to Euthanize Him
A disabled man is campaigning to prevent state-funded doctors from euthanizing him under the Canadian government's radical "assisted suicide" laws. The post Disabled Man Fighting for Life as Canadian Government Doctors Push to Euthanize Him appeared first on Slay News.
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