Pray for victims of ISIS savagery
We urge all in the Capital Region to join us in prayer, in accord with your own traditions, for our Christian and Yazidis brothers and sisters in Iraq. We are all watching on television and hearing the...
View ArticleSuffering’s silent treatment
We’re all going to die, some of us peacefully in our sleep, some of us not so gently. For some of us, death will be the climax of prolonged suffering. Many people, and some states, have decided it does...
View ArticleAid in dying lets patients decide
The editorial “Suffering’s silent treatment,” July 5, gives many reasons why dying, suffering patients should be able to “die peacefully, with dignity, on their own terms,” with prescribed medicines...
View ArticleNew York lags nation in use of hospice care
David Leven’s commentary (“Allow terminally ill to end their intolerable suffering,” Oct. 14) focused on physician-assisted death as the only option to address the suffering associated with a terminal...
View ArticleReduce, don’t add, to stigma
I am writing in response to the article, “Death spurs talk of registry,” Nov. 3. Albany County District Attorney David Soares’ recommendation to create a voluntary mental health registry to identify...
View ArticleAid in dying offers loving, compassionate choice
I have been following the recent well-done articles both for and against legalizing doctor-assisted suicide choice. There are heartfelt warnings of possible misuse or abuse on one side and multiple...
View ArticleProlonging a life of pain is immoral
Americans have long been negligent in emphasizing “sanctity of life” over interminable hopeless suffering. At last, physician-assisted suicide is at least getting some attention in New York...
View ArticleLet citizens opt for assisted dying
Assembly Member Janet Duprey has written a compelling commentary “Medical aid in dying should be a compassionate option,” Dec. 22. What is so persuasive is that she, like many people, experienced...
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