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Assisted-Suicide Bill Awaits Governor’s Decision
Scripture commands us to rescue those “being led away to death.” Assisted-suicide laws do the opposite—they legitimize despair and fuel the deadly Werther effect of suicide contagion. Please pray and act to oppose this destructive agenda.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Access Living, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, JB Pritzker, Not Dead Yet, physician-assisted suicide, SB 1950, suicide contagion, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Werther effect
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How Does Assisted Suicide Affect You?
Currently, 15 U.S. states are considering legislation that would legalize assisted suicide, and five states, where the practice is already legal, are considering legislation aimed at expanding it. We must understand that legalizing the practice, even with “guardrails,” changes the way a society thinks and acts.
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Tagged 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Assisted Suicide, Education and Treatment Act, Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance, Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan, Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, Linda Holmes, Matthew Eppinette, Southern Medical Journal, suicide contagion, The Suicide Prevention
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