Month: May 2015

Assisted Suicide Health

Assisted Suicide Legislation Would Leave Elderly, Disabled, and Depressed Vulnerable

California’s proposed assisted-suicide bill does not require psychiatric evaluations which would rule-out depression, fear or anxiety as a primary motive for requesting assisted suicide, and does not provide adequate checks and balances to ensure that the disabled and elderly are protected. It could also lead to an increase in non-therapeutic suicides as it becomes socially acceptable. It costs only $35-50 for life-ending “medication” as opposed to hundreds of thousands of dollars for terminal healthcare, thus the cost-saving incentive is significant.

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Discrimination Employment Law Religious Accommodation

What Allen West Really Got Wrong About ‘Not Steve’

If there’s any doubt about the truth of the aphorism that you should not assume things, this is Exhibit A.

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Marriage Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s Decision in Obergefell Could Have Far-Reaching Implications

On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages, and if so, whether states that ban same-sex marriages must recognize same-sex marriages from states that perform them.

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