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Euthanasia Assisted Suicide

Umbrella filter covering euthanasia and assisted-suicide topics; not a claim that their legal definitions are identical.

Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

California has experienced the highest number of yearly assisted suicides on record, with a total of 1,235 deaths in 2025, a 149.49 percent increase over five years. The post California assisted suicides rise by almost 150 per cent in five years appeared first on The Catholic Thing .

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Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

California has experienced the highest number of yearly assisted suicides on record, with a total of 1,235 deaths in 2025, a 149.49% increase over five years. Released this week, the California End of Life Option Act 2025 Data Report shows a 10.96% increase in total deaths from assisted suicide compared with the previous year, when […]

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Adam|Right To Life UK|
Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

Assisted suicide is not discussed much at the federal level. But at a recent Senate committee hearing, Senator James Lankford (R., Okla.) asked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his thoughts on assisted suicide. Kennedy was unequivocal (starting at minute 3:30): Lankford: I want to switch to an issue we have not had a lot of time to talk about and that is assisted suicide. We now have three states, California, Colorado, and Vermont that disability groups are filing against some of the assisted suicide laws because it seems to target those with disabilities and the Americans with Disabi

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Wesley J. Smith|Humanize|
Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

After a bear was euthanized in California because she paw-swiped a human who owned a house under which the bruin and her cubs were living, there was a popular outcry. Now, a bill has been put in the hopper in the California State Senate promoting “coexistence” between people and wild animals. From S.B. 1135: It is the policy of the state that the management of wildlife shall include an emphasis on the coexistence of humans and wildlife through department-led efforts to reduce, minimize, and mitigate conflicts. These efforts shall also seek to align with the state’s conservation, public safety,

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Wesley J. Smith|Humanize|

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