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We Can Still Stop the Radical UK Assisted Suicide Bill

Dec 6, 2024 | lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |David Jones

On November 29 a majority of MPs in the British Parliament voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its Second Reading. The current law, the Suicide Act 1961, makes it a crime for anyone to “encourage or assist” another person to take their own life. It protects everyone equally from being encouraged or assisted to attempt suicide, irrespective of the health of the person being encouraged or assisted.
Petitio principii

Nov 4, 2024 | bmj.com | David Jones

Rapid Response: Dear Editor This editorial asserts that ‘voluntary assisted dying’, that is, someone being provided with a lethal drug to end their life is ‘their right’.[1] If ‘their right’ means a positive right under English law, this is not accurate.[2] If ‘their right’ means a right recognised by the European Court of Human Rights, this is not accurate.[3][4] Belief in this right is not a matter of law but of ethics, that is, an expression of ‘personal principle’.[1] A conflicting...
Death is not ‘treatment option’

Nov 1, 2024 | bmj.com | David Jones

Rapid Response: Dear EditorIt is important to recognise the consequences of construing ‘assisted dying’ as a ‘a “treatment option” in the conventional sense’.[1] In Canada, doctors ‘must take reasonable steps to ensure persons are informed of the full range of treatment options available to relieve suffering’[2] including the option of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
Could Sweaty Corn Be Raising Ohio and Midwest Temps? The Hidden Impact of Crop Moisture

Aug 28, 2024 | cleveland13news.com | David Jones

CLEVELAND, OH - The Midwest is grappling with an unprecedented surge in humidity, exacerbated by the phenomenon known as "corn sweat," as millions across the region face extreme heat warnings. This natural process, scientifically termed evapotranspiration, occurs when crops such as corn absorb water from the soil, using it to regulate their temperature before releasing moisture into the atmosphere. The outcome is a palpable increase in humidity, intensifying the already stifling summer heat.
Most of us have serious concerns about legalising assisted dying

Aug 14, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Jones

In March, The Times reported that the “vast majority of voters” in the UK supported a change in the law on assisted dying. An opinion poll showed 75 per cent in favour. Melanie Reid later wrote that a change in the law was now the “will of the people”. However, in this poll, the majority of those in favour were only “somewhat” supportive. The figure for “strongly support” was just 35 per cent.
Implementing New Diagnostic Criteria of Limbic-Predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome in Clinical Practice: Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier, PhD & David T. Jones, MD

Jul 18, 2024 | neurologylive.com | Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier |David Jones |Isabella Ciccone

WATCH TIME: 9 minutes"We're trying to show that in old age, memory loss is not unequivocally caused by Alzheimer disease. We can look for other causes."Previously, the hallmarks of the limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative syndrome (LANS), a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that can often be mistaken for Alzheimer disease (AD), could only be confirmed by examination of brain tissue after a patient's death.
Assisted suicide numbers in Oregon continue to rise

Apr 4, 2024 | mercatornet.com | David Jones |Mathew Otieno |Sonia McGarrity

In 1997, Oregon became the first jurisdiction to legalise physician-assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness. Since then, numbers have increased year-on-year, and this shows no sign of slowing. Last week, Oregon produced its 26th report. This shows that 2023 saw a 20 percent increase in assisted suicide compared to 2022, which itself had been a record-breaking year. Last year, at least 367 people died by assisted suicide, an average of one a day.
Assisted suicide numbers in Oregon continue to rise

Mar 27, 2024 | bioedge.org | David Jones

In 1997, Oregon became the first jurisdiction to legalise physician-assisted suicide for people with a terminally illness. Since then numbers have increased year-on-year and this shows no sign of slowing. Last week, Oregon produced its 26th report. This shows that 2023 saw a 20% increase in assisted suicide compared to 2022, which itself had been a record-breaking year. Last year, at least 367 people died by assisted suicide, an average of one a day.
David Albert Jones, Author at BioEdge

Mar 27, 2024 | bioedge.org | David Jones

In 1997, Oregon became the first jurisdiction to legalise physician-assisted suicide for people with a terminally illness. Since then numbers have increased year-on-year and this shows no...
A Fan-Favorite Mode is Teased to Return in Modern Warfare 3

Mar 13, 2024 | xboxera.com | David Jones

Sledgehammer Games has teased that a fan-favorite mode could be returning to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Posted by Reddit user Eng11sh to the official Modern Warfare 3 Reddit, he asked what would people like to see return from past Call of Duty titles. In his post, he said that Capture the Flag would be his choice.