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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Highlights Dangers of Assisted Suicide Contagion

June 14th, 2011


Oregon Suicide Rates

June 14th, 2011


INPEA Announces 6th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2011

June 14th, 2011


From the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Montana State Senator Greg Hinkle

April 23rd, 2010


Over 70 Attend UW Protest of DWDA: Information on 10 months of Washington assisted suicide law.

March 5th, 2010


Compassion Advocates to Protest One Year Anniversary of Assisted Suicide.

March 3rd, 2010


Baxter v. Montana: The Montana Supreme Court Declines to rule on Constitutional Right to Assisted Suicide; Legislature needs to "step up to the plate" to protect Montana citizens.

January 1st, 2010


True Compassion Advocates joins the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Margaret Dore in decrying Compassion and Choices Connecticut lawsuit seeking to legalize assisted suicide there.

November 30th, 2009


ASSISTED SUICIDE IN WASHINGTON: IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE SICK ANYMORE. Advocates of compassionate care will host a Protect the Elderly Demonstration in Bellingham, Washington to protest an Exit International workshop instructing "the well elderly" how to commit suicide. The demonstration will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at the Sustainable Living Center in Bellingham, Washington.

November 5th, 2009


True Compassion Advocates (TCA), called the fatalities from Washington State's first six months of legalized assisted suicide "a tragedy," especially in view of state health care cuts affecting poor and disabled people.

September 14th, 2009


True Compassion Advocates supports Physicians for Compassionate Care of Washington in publically opposing the consideration of legalized assisted suicide by the Montana Supreme Court today. Read eloquent statements from Montana physician George Mulcaire-Jones and Washington physicians Paddie O'Halloran and Linda Seaman.

September 2nd, 2009


John Peyton, anti-assisted suicide leader and spokesperson dies naturally of ALS in on same day as state's first assisted suicide death.

May 26, 2009


True Compassion Advocates protested the implementation of assisted suicide today at the University of Washington Medical Center.

March 5, 2009


True Compassion Advocates protest implementation of assisted suicide.

March 2, 2009