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The right to die

Dan Steffensen, a Montana firefighter who survived severe burns, is now battling lung cancer and may die this summer.
He has resumed chemotherapy due to a relapse of extensive small cell lung cancer, as confirmed by recent medical tests.
Dan and an author oppose Senate Bill 136, which seeks to restrict medical aid in dying, stating it is 'brutally wrong' to take away freedom during critical times.
Steffensen expressed his desire to avoid suffering and emphasized, 'I do not want to be concerned about it' regarding end-of-life decisions.

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The collateral damage in a dictatorship of choice

DUALTA ROUGHNEEN: One of the strongest arguments against the death penalty is that it cannot be undone. It is a final decision and there is no way to undo a miscarriage of justice. Assisted suicide is the same.

13 days ago

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leftfootforward.org

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There is no legislative, one-size-fits-all, solution to assisted dying

Patrick Hurley is the Labour MP for Southport It’s obvious that the whole concept of assisted dying carries a significant emotional weight. It’s a weight we all feel instinctively. Saying that something is “a matter of life or death” is a cliche because it carries the full burden of that weight. And it’s in that context that the stakes surrounding the current debate on assisted dying could not be higher. Assisted dying is the most significantly …

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Jerusalem Post

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Jewish law and artificial feeding: Halacha's views on end-of-life care

We should allow the underlying illness to take its course and not deprive a patient of a natural need that will cause him to die sooner.

13 days ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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Catholic News Agency

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Assisted suicide is false charity with alarming consequences, bishop warns

“Assisted suicide is a false charity” with alarming consequences that must be rejected, said Bishop David Malloy of Rockford, Illinois.

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Helena Independent Record

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The right to die

How Dan's life ends should be on his terms. Not Senators or Representatives who do not understand the traumas he has endured getting to this point.

14 days ago·Helena, United States

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India Today

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'Dying with dignity' debate must balance care, choice

The India Today Conclave 2025 brought together an eclectic mix of experts to discuss the legal, medical and spiritual aspects of an individual’s right to die with dignity

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