Q: What is Physician-Assisted Suicide? A: Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is much different than refusing treatment. PAS involves a medical doctor who gives a terminally ill patient the means to commit suicide, usually by an overdose of prescription medication. Q: Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Legal? A: Physician-assisted suicide is illegal and a crime in most states. It’s …
Suicide
With the prevalence of teen suicides, parents can’t help but wonder, even worry, about their teen and depression.
Kara Tippetts was 38 and a mother of four. Brittany Maynard was 29 and a newlywed when she committed suicide by lethal prescription provided by a doctor. Both women had aggressive forms of cancer; yet, they approached it from very different perspectives.