Everyone Got the Dutch Teen 'Euthanasia' Story Wrong
Plus: Oakland decriminalizes mushrooms, and the ethics of "doxxing"
Suicide
No, 13 Reasons Why Is Not Making Tons of Teens Commit Suicide
Surprise: A viral study is junk science.
Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Illustrates the Pitfalls of Disarming People Based on Their Future Behavior
The process for obtaining "extreme risk protection orders" that take away people's Second Amendment rights is rigged against gun owners from the outset.
Libertarianism vs. Utilitarianism in Encouragement of Suicide
Guyora Binder and Luis Chiesa break it down, and some quibbles.
Facebook Is Calling the Cops on Sad Users: Reason Roundup
Plus: Rapper 21 Savage released from ICE custody and more details on how Homeland Security scammed immigrant students
Telling People to Kill Themselves
The Michelle Carter case and the complex relationship between causation and mental health.
Here's Why Rep. Justin Amash Was the Lone Vote Against a Suicide Prevention Bill
The bill passed overwhelmingly by a 379-1 House vote, but according to Rep. Amash, it lacks a "constitutional basis."
Travel Shows Were Boring as Fuck. Then Came Anthony Bourdain.
The late travel host changed television-and my life.
Judge's Ruling Threatens California's Assisted Suicide Law
Lawmakers approved bill during a special session. Now that process has been challenged.
Pulling the Plug in Paradise: Hawaii Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Americans strongly support the right to end suffering for terminal diseases, but states have lagged behind.
Florida Cops Used Drones to Foil a Suicide Attempt
Cop tech can facilitate better policing, but it urgently needs more oversight.
Charlie Gard's Case Shows Why Government Should Stay Out of End-of-Life Choices
Assisted suicide, experimental medical treatments, and slippery slopes
Death Rate for Young White Americans Is Rising Instead of Falling
An estimated 111,000 excess premature deaths occurred in white individuals between 1999 and 2014
Stop Sharing News That Trans Teen Suicides Spiked Post-Election—It's Not Just Wrong, But Dangerous to LGBT Youth
This false epidemic going viral could drive real suicide attempts among struggling teens.
The Dying of the Poor White Americans
Rising white mortality is associated with increasing rates of opioid overdosing, suicides, and alchohol abuse.
Another Fatal Shooting Highlights Poor Police Handling of Mental Health Crises
Viral video star shot to death in Arizona when police respond to suicide attempt.
Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too
It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing
You Know Less Than You Think About Guns
The misleading uses, flagrant abuses, and shoddy statistics of social science about gun violence
Good News, Americans! Cars Are Now Killing as Few People as Guns!
The numbers don't justify the outrage and fear.
For Gun Control Supporters, Japan's High Suicide Rate Is Much Less Interesting Than Its Low Homicide Rate
A Vox post about Australia highlights declines in suicide, a subject that a post about Japan does not even mention.
Death Rate for Middle Aged U.S. Whites Anomalously Rising
Drugs, suicide, and liver disease responsible for 500,000 extra deaths since 1999.
Washington Post Fact Checker Calls Obama's Statement About 'Gun Laws' and 'Gun Deaths' Misleading
Talking about mass shootings, the president cited data on suicides.
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Right-to-Die Bill into Law
Allows mentally competent adults with terminal illnesses to legally get life-ending drugs.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
Teen on Trial for Urging Suicidal Boyfriend to Kill Himself
Prosecutors say Michelle Carter "wantonly and recklessly" caused her boyfriend's death.
Do Strict Firearm Laws Give States Lower Gun Death Rates?
National Journal reads too much into a correlation.
Begging to Die
The curiously circumscribed suicide right recognized by Canada's Supreme Court.
Begging to Die
The curiously circumscribed nature of the suicide right recognized by Canada's Supreme Court
Canada's Top Court Rules in Favor of Assisted Suicide
For consenting adults suffering from severe and incurable medical conditions
California Considers Assisted Suicide Legislation
Senate bill inspired by right-to-die activism of Brittany Maynard.
29-Year-Old 'Right to Die' Advocate Brittany Maynard Commits Suicide
Maynard had terminal cancer
Belgian Lawmakers to Vote Whether to Allow Euthanasia for Terminally-Ill Children
Measure expected to pass
New Study Suggests Medical Marijuana Reduces Suicide Rates
States that offer it have lower numbers
Former Aide to Sen. Lamar Alexander Found Dead Following Child Porn Charges
Jesse Ryan Loskarn believed to have killed himself
New Mexico Judge Rules Terminally Ill Have Right to Assisted Suicide
What about the rest of us?