assisted suicide
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Suicide Rises in a Culture of Despair
Lost faith, broken families, and sedentary living are just some of the causes of tragedy.
New Study Shows Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide Increases Suicide Rates
Does legalizing physician-assisted suicide lead to a *drop* in the suicide rate? As counterintuitive as it sounds, some advocates of assisted suicide have been making this argument. A new academic study, however, shows the reverse to be true: legalizing physician-assisted suicide increases the total number of people committing suicide.
California: A State of Death
Shortly after signing a bill allowing assisted suicide in California, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed another measure that forces pregnancy crisis centers to "offer information about affordable contraception, abortion and prenatal care." The information is to be displayed in the form of a sign tacked to the crisis center's door and must include a phone number to the nearest county services office where family free or low-cost family planning services can be obtained.