Tag: Suicide

Turkish president stops man from jumping off bridge

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Turkish president stops man from jumping off bridge

Madeleine Morgenstern · December 25, 2015 7:49 pm

Debbie Ziegler, mother of Brittany Maynard, speaks to the media after the passage of legislation, which would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives, at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.Â Brittany Maynard became the long-awaited face of the right-to-die movement.Â (AP Photo/Carl Costas, File)

Legalized assisted suicide is dangerous

David Stevens · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

Editorial: California’s grotesque suicide law

Editorial: California’s grotesque suicide law

Washington Examiner · October 7, 2015 4:01 am

The debate over assisted suicide isn't really about death; it's about the meaning of dignity.

Beltway Confidential

The problem with ‘dying with dignity’

Daniel Allott · October 6, 2015 6:38 pm

In this May 27, 2010 photo, Dr. Rebecca Parker talks to 74-year-old patient Charlene Ladner in the emergency room of Chicago's Advocate Trinity Hospital. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

California legislature approves assisted suicide

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 12, 2015 3:15 pm

A survey released Tuesday by three mental health groups found that people younger than 54 are more likely to have seen a psychologist or other mental health provider than those who are older.Â (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Suicides rising, but younger Americans more likely to seek help

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 1, 2015 4:01 am

A U.S Paratrooper from 4/25th Infantry Division looks on as other members of his unit make a jump from a C-17 Globemaster as part of exercise Talisman Sabre on July 8, 2015 in Rockhampton, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

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Study: Army suicides most likely among newest soldiers

Emilie Padgett · July 9, 2015 9:18 pm

Follow the Money

Wesley J. Smith · June 29, 2015 4:00 am

Supporters of proposed legislation allowing doctors to prescribe life ending medication to terminally ill patients, hold up signs of support during a hearing on the bill in the Senate Health Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old San Francisco Bay Area woman who had terminal cancer, moved to Oregon where she could legally end her life. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California committee advances assisted suicide bill

Kelly Cohen · May 29, 2015 12:02 pm

State Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Compton, a member of the Senate Health Committee looks at a photo of Brittany Maynard as lawmakers took testimony on proposed legislation allowing doctors to prescribe life ending medication to terminally ill patients. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Assisted suicide makes inroads despite defeats

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

Marcus Turner speaks to reporters as a small group of concerned residents and friends of Otis Byrd gather in downtown Port Gibson, Miss., Monday, March 23, 2015 during a rally to show support for the Byrd's family and to call on federal and state authorities to do a thorough investigation into his death.Â

Media suddenly loses interest in Mississippi hanging story

Becket Adams · March 25, 2015 9:00 am

Report: Suicide Bombings Surged 94% Last Year

Report: Suicide Bombings Surged 94% Last Year

Daniel Halper · January 5, 2015 4:58 pm