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Others express moral opposition to assisted suicide and say there are no safeguards to protect vulnerable patients from coercion.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Ten states allow medically assisted suicide but before Vermont changed its law only one state - Oregon - allowed non-residents to do it, by not enforcing the residency requirement as part of a court settlement.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The agency responsible for monitoring assisted suicides in Quebec issued a similar reminder over the summer.
—Alexander Raikin, National Review, 14 Sep. 2023
Fact check: Medically assisted suicide is available for adults in Canada, not children
The People’s Voice article also references the New York Post’s coverage of the same study, but the Post does not make any connection between legal euthanasia and climate change.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Ten states allow medically assisted suicide but before Vermont changed its law only one state - Oregon - allowed non-residents to do it, by not enforcing the residency requirement as part of a court settlement.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The agency responsible for monitoring assisted suicides in Quebec issued a similar reminder over the summer.
—Alexander Raikin, National Review, 14 Sep. 2023
Fact check: Medically assisted suicide is available for adults in Canada, not children
The People’s Voice article also references the New York Post’s coverage of the same study, but the Post does not make any connection between legal euthanasia and climate change.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
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