tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post8221458402236237217..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Suicide deaths increasing in America. Elderly Americans have the highest suicide rate.Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-26769533358004135102023-05-20T10:49:50.546-04:002023-05-20T10:49:50.546-04:00If you noticed my article that I have reposted sev...If you noticed my article that I have reposted several times. I do not post comments that are attacking people or rude, etc. You were attacking me. I published it because our regular readers will not be surprised by your comment.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-81785240917058719142023-05-19T16:32:33.500-04:002023-05-19T16:32:33.500-04:00Why isn't my comment approved?Why isn't my comment approved?dougsnedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547096894371796838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-67158904621509739472023-05-18T20:43:55.882-04:002023-05-18T20:43:55.882-04:00Why are you such a charlatan?
The paper by David...Why are you such a charlatan? <br /><br />The paper by David Albert Jones that looked rates of suicides following legalization of MAID in various jurisdictions here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9230443/<br /><br />This paper finds in the jurisdictions where MAID was legalized there was no significant change (increase or decrease) in regular suicides (non-assisted). This casts doubt on the suicide contagion argument against MAID. What was significant was a rise in 'self-initiated death' (inclusive of MAID), but virtually all of this increase was due to an increase in cases of MAID, NOT regular suicides.<br /><br />Who would deny that after legalization of MAID there wouldn't be an increase in cases of said practice? It's a tautology and no proponent denied that. Legalize abortion and you will see a rise in cases of abortion. That's not an argument against the practice however.<br /><br />You claim that one of the reasons Oregon has a higher suicide rate is due to having legal MAID. Let's look at the top 10 states with the highest and lowest suicide rates shall we: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/suicide-rates-by-state.html<br /><br />Of the top ten US states with the highest suicide rates only 3 (NM, Montana, and CO) have legalized MAID. Furthermore of top 10, EIGHT are solid conservative red states (NM is blue and CO is purple).<br /><br />Of the top ten states with the lowest suicide rates nine are solid liberal blue states (Pennsylvania is purple) and two (New Jersey and Cali) have legalized MAID. Rest of MAID states fall in between. In fact NJ has legal MAID and has the lowest suicide rate in the US.<br /><br />There's absolutely no correlation between US states with legal MAID and suicide rates. There is a very strong correlation between conservative GOP religious states and suicide rates however.<br /><br />Charlatan.dougsnedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547096894371796838noreply@blogger.com