Author: Alex Schadenberg

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Tristan Hopper wrote an excellent article that was published in the National Post on August 19, 2022 about the many stories that have been published in the past few months concerning the many unexpected victims of Canada’s euthanasia law. Hopper examines the law based on how the …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition An article by Isaac Davison in the New Zealand Herald on July 20 reports that 143 New Zealanders died by euthanasia in the first five months of their law. Davison reported that 400 people requested euthanasia and 143 reportedly died by euthanasia. It is likely that many …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A CBC news report suggests that Canadians who are turned down for MAiD (euthanasia) multiple times just need to find another doctor or nurse who is willing to kill them. Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang reported on August 3 that Margaret Bristow was declared ineligible for (MAiD) euthanasia …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On Tuesday,  I reported that Health Canada had released the Third Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (2021).  The report stated that there were: 10,064 assisted deaths in 2021 up from 7,603 in 2020. Approximately 1,740 euthanasia deaths were based on loneliness and isolation.  The …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Today I learned that the Delta Hospice Society will be audited by the BC Provincial government. In February 2021, the Delta Hospice Society (DHS) was defunded by the British Columbia Ministry of Health because they refused to kill people by euthanasia (MAiD). The battle over the existence …

Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In February 2021, the Delta Hospice Society (DHS) was defunded by the British Columbia Ministry of Health because they refused to kill their patients by euthanasia (MAiD). The battle over the existence of the DHS has continued since them. Last April, the DHS held a board election whereby …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Hannah Alberga reported for CTV news on July 11 that Mitchell Tremblay (39) is planning to request MAiD (euthanasia) in March 2023 based on mental illness and poverty. When Canada’s parliament passed Bill C-7 in March 2021, it expanded the euthanasia law to include people with mental illness …