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By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In 2014, 126 people reportedly died by assisted suicide in Washington State. This is up by 6% from 119 assisted suicide deaths in 2013 and a 43% increase from 83 assisted suicide deaths in 2012....
By Michael Cook Legal assisted suicide deaths in Washington state rose by 43% in 2013, according to an official report. Under the state’s 2008 Death with Dignity Act, adult residents in the state with six months or less to live may request lethal doses of...
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics A 43 percent rise in doctor-prescribed suicides in Washington State in 2013 was motivated not by pain, but by feared loss of autonomy and “dignity,” according to the official state government...
By Wesley J. Smith Assisted suicide is on the rise in Washington. From the Seattle Times story: “More than 100 people died in Washington last year after requesting and taking a lethal prescription through Washington’s Death with Dignity law, the state’s...
Editor’s note. This comes from Human Life of Washington, NRLC’s state affiliate. Sen. Mike Padden was among a majority of Senate Law and Justice Committee members who yesterday endorsed legislation to require that an underage girl's parent or guardian is...
By Dave Andrusko The bill that would make Washington the first state to require insurers that cover maternity care (which all must do) to also pay for abortions has stalled for the second year in a row. “The fact is that at this point, House Bill 1044 [the...
By Dave Andrusko Just as we were about to post National Right to Life News Today, a story came across the wire described as an “AP Exclusive.” I have just a few minutes to encapsulate the story, the gist of which was captured nicely by the headline: “DC paid for 300...