#‘I’m ending my life by suicide’

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“‘I’m ending my life by suicide’” A king of 1980s nightlife, Mark Fleischman caroused with the likes of Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Rick James and John Belushi. He owned the last nightclub incarnation of Studio 54, and, by his own admission, enjoyed more than his fair share of illicit substances. Threesomes were commonplace, as was…

#Mystery of sisters Susan Frazier and Lila Ammouri’s suicide

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“Mystery of sisters Susan Frazier and Lila Ammouri’s suicide” Cal Ammouri says he’s as shocked as everyone else that his sisters are gone forever. He is the sole surviving brother of two Arizona women who died under mysterious circumstances at an assisted suicide clinic in Basel, Switzerland, last month. Ammouri — who lives in a small,…

#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021

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“#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021” Toppling LeeIs taking down the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee going to make the lives of the people of Charlottesville, Va., better (“Robert E. ‘Lee’ving,” July 11)? The old expression of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” sort…

#Assisted suicide poses a grave threat to the elderly and disabled

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“#Assisted suicide poses a grave threat to the elderly and disabled” You can start with seemingly ironclad safeguards, such as “six months to live” or “hopeless and unbearable suffering” — but soon enough, legalizing physician-assisted suicide opens the door to killing children who are too young to consent, victims of sexual abuse and even those who are simply…