Tag Archives: euthanasia
Euthanasia Changes Culture
By Wesley J. Smith I have a long article out in the current (May 2013) First Things magazine detailing the never-ending expansion of euthanasia in Europe, to the point that there are few medicalized killings that are not allowed. I
Environics Research group poll: Canadian attitudes toward euthanasia and assisted suicide
“This recent Environics Research group poll found that support for euthanasia and assisted suicide is not increasing in Canada and it found that Canadians remain divided on the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide.” By Alex Schadenberg, executive editor Euthanasia
NHS Back Door Euthanasia Payments to End
By Wesley J. Smith Centralized control of health care is catastrophic. The classic example is the Liverpool Care Pathway, originally created to ensure that NHS patients receive good pain control, under centralized control it often became a form of connect-the-dots
Swiss Suicide case is only part of the assisted suicide debate.
By Alex Schadenberg, executive director Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The media is promoting the sad story of Susan Griffiths, a Winnipeg Manitoba woman who decided to die at the Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland. Griffiths has Multiple System Atrophy, a condition
Stunning 4,620% increase in Belgian euthanasia cases in ten years since legalisation
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. I have previously highlighted the rapid escalation
Pro-Life Perspective: the Death of Terri Schiavo and the Withholding Food and Fluids, Part Three
Editors note. This can be heard at www.prolifeperspective.com. Terri Schindler Schiavo’s parents’ fight for her right to life captured the attention of Americans across the country. Unfortunately, polling that contained inaccurate information about Terri’s case showed that many Americans (then
Elder Suicide Depicted as “Rational”
By Wesley J. smith The media have become pro suicide. You see this all the time, now. When elderly, disabled, or ill people kill themselves, reports depict the deed as empowering or laudable exercises in personal autonomy. Latest example: The
Pro-Life Perspective: Withholding Food and Fluids, Part Two
Editor’s note. This can also be heard at www.prolifeperspective.com The fight for Terri Schindler Schiavo’s life in 2005 captured the attention of the America public– and rightly so. Unfortunately, polling shows that many Americans still need to be educated about
Legalizing euthanasia would cover-up murders
By Alex Schadenberg, executive director Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A Reuters news article written by Anthony Boadle and published on March 28 reports that Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza has been charged with 7 counts of murder and may have killed
Pro-Life Perspective: Withholding Food and Fluids, Part 1
Editor’s note. Pro-life Perspective can be heard at www.prolifeperspective.com Eight years ago Terri Schindler Schiavo’s death by starvation and dehydration deeply troubled pro-lifers across the nation. Sadly, Terri is not the only individual to be starved and dehydrated simply because