Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Tragic news.Just as you thought you heard it all, Kelly, a 23-year-old physically healthy woman who lives in Leuven Belgium who is being considered for death by euthanasia (lethal injection) for psychiatric reasons. Please sign the Letter of Hope to Kelly (Link). Share the letter of Hope with yourContinue reading “Physically healthy 23-year-old Belgian woman is being considered for euthanasia.”
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Why the Québec euthanasia decision needs to be appealed.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On September 11, the Quebec Superior Court, in the Truchon decision, struck down the requirement that a person be terminally ill before qualifying for euthanasia in Canada. The Canadian Press (CP) reported: Quebec Superior Court has invalidated parts of the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying laws,Continue reading “Why the Québec euthanasia decision needs to be appealed.”
Funeral products study indicates that euthanasia and assisted suicide increases demand for funeral services
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A report for the funeral products industry indicates that there is an increased demand for funeral products for several reasons, including the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. The report states that between 2017 and 2022, there will be a 16.7% increase in demand for funeral products and servicesContinue reading “Funeral products study indicates that euthanasia and assisted suicide increases demand for funeral services”
Assisted suicide: There are no best practices, it is unethical for physicians to participate.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On October 1, 2019, the Psychiatric Times published an interview with Dr Madelyn Hicks, a psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Massachusetts. Hicks is asked about “best practises” in states where assisted suicide has been legalized. Her response is insightful. Here is how she responds: I understand and appreciateContinue reading “Assisted suicide: There are no best practices, it is unethical for physicians to participate.”
Belgian doctor charged with murder of four patients.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. CHR van Hoei Hospital A doctor in Belgium has been charged with murder in the deaths of four patients in the palliative care department of the CHR van Hoei Hospital. An article published by Nieuwsblad.be stated (google translated): The court has suspected a doctor from Tihange of four murders. TheContinue reading “Belgian doctor charged with murder of four patients.”
St. Martha’s Catholic hospital will not provide euthanasia on-site.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Last week I wrote that a campaign by Jocelyn Downie, the academic euthanasia activist at Dalhousie University, has resulted in St. Martha’s hospital in Antigonish NS being forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) within the Catholic hospital. Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia (Link).Continue reading “St. Martha’s Catholic hospital will not provide euthanasia on-site.”
Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A campaign by Jocelyn Downie, the academic euthanasia activist at Dalhousie University, has resulted in St. Martha’s hospital in Antigonish NS being forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) within the Catholic hospital. An article by Ross Lord and Alexander Quon, for Global News reported that the Nova Scotia Health AuthorityContinue reading “Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia.”
Veterinarians have a much higher suicide rate.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Veterinarians have a much higher suicide rate and euthanasia may be a major reason for the suicide deaths. An article in Time Magazine written by Melissa Chan looks at the question of veterinarian suicide rates. The article explains that there are several reasons for the higher suicide rate amongContinue reading “Veterinarians have a much higher suicide rate.”
Dementia Advocacy Canada promotes euthanasia for people with dementia
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia is abandonment. Canada is debating expanding euthanasia to people who are not terminally ill, such as people with dementia. Recently a Québec court struck down the part of the criminal code that required that a person’s “death be reasonably forseeable.” The terminal illness restriction, in the law, preventedContinue reading “Dementia Advocacy Canada promotes euthanasia for people with dementia”
Canada’s elections literally life-and-death issue.
This article was published by OneNewsNow on September 12, 2019. By Charlie Butts Canadians have another reason to pay attention to the upcoming federal election: making it easier to kill yourself with the government’s blessing. Euthanasia has expanded rapidly in Canada, where the country’s Supreme Court imposed it on its citizens and Parliament defined itContinue reading “Canada’s elections literally life-and-death issue.”
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