Category Archives: Assisted Suicide

An examination of the rhetoric surrounding efforts to justify and legalize self-killing with assistance (aka – assisted suicide).

What Factors Lead to Death?

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Bob F.

We often think biologically about such questions. Sometimes it is a breakdown within the human body; a heart that has given out or cancer that has overcome. Sometimes it is an external event that happens to the body which brings … Continue reading →

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Who Should Take Life?

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Bob F.

Daily I receive a report about efforts to legalize assisted suicide in the United States and around the world. As I think about how the American Medical Association will be taking up the issue soon it seemed ironic that the … Continue reading →

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An Excellent Perspective on Brittany Maynard

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Bob F.

I have had a few people ask me why I have not written anything yet on the Brittany Maynard suicide.  Being busy is perhaps the primary reason.  I also hate fanning a flame that should not be lit. Nevertheless, a … Continue reading →

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Industry of Death

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bob F.

They have a name for it in Switzerland: Suicide Tourism.  A recent report has indicated that the number of outsiders coming to Switzerland for assistance in being killed has doubled since 2009.  See: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/health/suicide-tourism-switzerland/index.html

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Canada is Looking for Doctors to Kill Patients

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Bob F.

Canada is considering legalizing doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill (source).  There are many reasons why this is bad public policy.  There are even more obvious reasons why such a practice does not fit with the will of God as … Continue reading →

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Offensively On Target

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Bob F.

The dark and deceptive movement to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide shields its ugly nature with platitudes of compassion and dignity while avoiding the harsh reality.  Asking for the legalization of killing is clearly the most slippery of slopes endangering young and … Continue reading →

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Second Illogical Argument for Assisted Suicide

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bob F.

Another argument made by advocates for the legalization of assisted suicide involves story-telling.  More precisely, they provide anecdotal arguments – little vignettes of people they know or knew or knew of, who suffered terribly and for whom assistance in dying … Continue reading →

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First Illogical Argument for Assisted Suicide

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Bob F.

“If we didn’t have all of this technology…” Advocates for the right to self-murder argue that technology is a big problem.  “In the old days,” they would argue, “you weren’t hooked up to all of these machines.” The argument is … Continue reading →

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How to Create a Mindset

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Bob F.

Dr Philip Nitschke, a pioneer advocate of assisted suicide from Australia, has provided a demonstration video on how to deliver a lethal injection for assisted suicide. That is disturbing enough. This effort goes one step further in being part of … Continue reading →

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The Final Frontier

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Bob F.

I am unashamedly a fan of Star Trek. I followed the original series and also equally enjoyed “The Next Generation.” So it comes with some concern that the latest entry in the case for assisted suicide would come from the … Continue reading →

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