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Pressuring a Hospice to Kill

This article was published by National Review online on January 24, 2020 Wesley Smith By Wesley J SmithIn Canada, the government threatens to withdraw all funding from a facility that refuses to euthanize dying patients. *Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). Should hospice professionals be forced to assist the suicidesContinue reading “Pressuring a Hospice to Kill”

MAID in Canada: A Thankless Fight

This article was published by Convivium on January 20, 2020 Peter Stockland As Canadians weigh in on prospective changes to MAiD laws, Peter Stockland sits down with Euthanasia Prevention Coalition’s Alex Schadenberg to discuss his serious concerns with the country’s trajectory. By Peter StocklandAlex Schadenberg has been leading the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition in the thanklessContinue reading “MAID in Canada: A Thankless Fight”

Vancouver area hospice fights death order

Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). Vancouver area hospice is asking the government to reconsider their proposal to give up $750,000 a year in funding so that it not be required to violate its mandate of care and compassion for patients by providing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at itsContinue reading “Vancouver area hospice fights death order”

Tom Koch: Euthanasia is legal in Canada but that doesn’t make it ethical.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Delta Hospice Society in BC was recently told by Adrian dix, the BC Minister of Health, that they must start doing euthanasia by February 3 or loss provincial funding. In response to this dilemma Dr Tom Koch, a consulting medical ethicist and gerontologist and author of the bookContinue reading “Tom Koch: Euthanasia is legal in Canada but that doesn’t make it ethical.”

BC Health Minister orders Delta Hospice to provide euthanasia by February 3.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). An article by Sandor Gyarmati for the Delta Optimist news reported that the British Columbia Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, ordered the Delta Hospice Society to do euthanasia (MAiD) by February 3 or it may lose its provincialContinue reading “BC Health Minister orders Delta Hospice to provide euthanasia by February 3.”

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians: Euthanasia is not consistent with the philosophy, intent or approach of hospice palliative care.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition *Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). On December 2, I reported that the Delta Hospice Society that operates the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner BC, renewed its opposition to euthanasia (MAiD) while supporting excellent care. The Board stated: MAiD is not compatibleContinue reading “Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians: Euthanasia is not consistent with the philosophy, intent or approach of hospice palliative care.”

Terminally ill Ontario man is denied the care that he needs to live.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I have published previous articles (1) (2) (3) (4) about how denying the care that terminally ill people need and the effort to make euthanasia or assisted suicide (MAiD) more available. For instance, Ontario doctors who oppose euthanasia have been ordered to do an effective referral for euthanasia. EffectiveContinue reading “Terminally ill Ontario man is denied the care that he needs to live.”

Forcing Hospices to do Euthanasia in Canada

This article was published by National Review online today. By Wesley J Smith Euthanasia is more than just legal in Canada. It has become a government-guaranteed right. Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). But how to guarantee that the legally qualified who want to die are made dead?Continue reading “Forcing Hospices to do Euthanasia in Canada”

Hastening death isn’t what hospice is about.

This article was published by OneNewsNow on December 16, 2019 Euthanasia proponents in Canada are targeting a hospice program in what is no doubt hoped to be the start of a domino effect. Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). Delta Hospice in British Columbia refuses to kill itsContinue reading “Hastening death isn’t what hospice is about.”

BC Health Minister says he will force the Delta Hospice to kill.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). The BC Health Minister, Adrian Dix, declared yesterday that the BC government will take action if the Delta hospice refuses to kill its patients. Adrian Dix has suggested that they will stop funding the 10 bed DeltaContinue reading “BC Health Minister says he will force the Delta Hospice to kill.”