Derek Humphry: Bleak outlook for aid in dying for the mentally ill

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Derek Humphry, the founder of the Hemlock Society, writes on his Assisted-Suicide Blog that the outlook is bleak for "aid in dying for the mentally ill."

"From their point of view, the suffering is as great as a person dying of a physical illness. And it probably is. They argue that a terminal patient knows that soon death will bring about the end of pain, whilst they are condemned to a lifetime of suffering. They report that they have endured long hours of therapy, and used mountains of prescribed medications. Still they would prefer death, they say."

[Some notes on other topics are in the Notes section below.]

[Note: Some other recent stories related to this topic are in the Links: section below.]

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Source:

Humphry, Derek. "Bleak outlook for aid in dying for the mentally ill". Assisted-Suicide Blog. Nov 18th, 2009. <assistedsuicide.org/blog/2009/11/18/realistically-assisted-suicide-for-the-troubled-is-not-available/>. Copyright 2009 ERGO & Derek Humphry. All Rights Reserved.

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  • assisted suicide

  • Derek Humphry

  • mental illness

Notes:

  • The upper house of the Parliament of South Australia is debating the the Greens' voluntary euthanasia Bill. The bill passed in committee three weeks ago by an 11-10 vote.

  • Tomorrow, the lower house of the Parliament of France, l'Assemblee Nationale, will debate a law on the Right to Die with Dignity, a law which is supported by the Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignite (ADMD-F). A report from Le Monde, translated by Google's computers from French into computer English: http://tinyurl.com/yk3njtd.

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The EuthaNEWSia ID for this advisory is: enid200911184547.
Mailed: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 14:33:00 -0600
at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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EuthaNEWSia is a free Canadian news advisory service covering end-of-life issues such as right to die, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. EuthaNEWSia is produced by the Right to Die Society of Canada which works toward a good death for all, including open, regulated and equitable access to euthanasia and assisted suicide. The editor is Michael Dawson <editor@euthanewsia.ca>. 

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