Category: Euthanasia

By Michelle Kaufman WELLINGTON, New Zealand, November 14, 2019 – New Zealand’s parliament passed a highly contentious Bill legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide on Wednesday night. The public will now be asked in a referendum if the Act should come into force. The End of Life Choice Bill passed 69 votes to 51 at its …

By Australian Care Alliance Three people were euthanased in Quebec between April 2018 and March 2019 for a hip fracture. This is just one of the warnings about where legalisation of euthanasia leads that can be drawn from the latest report on euthanasia in Quebec. * Euthanasia in that Canadian province now accounts for nearly …

By Michael Cook Jurisdictions which permit assisted suicide or euthanasia suck all the oxygen out of media coverage of this topic. To put the issue in perspective, assisted suicide or euthanasia is only legal in Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and a handful of American states. Nearly everywhere else, doctors have repudiated it. As a …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Hon. Nick Goiran, a Liberal MP and a known opponent of euthanasia, gave notice Wednesday night that he is proposing 357 amendments to the Western Australia euthanasia bill, making it clear that a final vote on the bill will not likely occur this year. Last August, Goiran, …

By Wesley J. Smith Pope John Paul II once famously described Western society as a “culture of death.” But what does that term mean? It refers to a civilization that endorses lethal omissions and even outright killing by doctors to alleviate suffering or resolve life crises. “Culture of death” is most often applied in the …

By Wesley J. Smith After much pressure to go cowardly neutral on legalizing euthanasia, like a few other weak-kneed medical associations have, the World Medical Association has joined the AMA and reaffirmed its strong opposition to doctors killing patients. From the “Declaration on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide”: The WMA reiterates its strong commitment to the …

By Xavier Symons A group of US-based researchers have published a detailed review of Dutch cases of euthanasia for patients with dementia. Their findings show that euthanasia doctors in many cases ‘read in’ what they think an incapacitated patient would say about receiving assistance in dying. The study was published in August in the American …

By Taylor Hyatt, Policy Analyst & Outreach Coordinator, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Editor’s note. This article was published by the disability rights group Toujours Vivant – Not Dead Yet and reposted at the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. After the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Belgian wheelchair sprinter Marieke Vervoort made two startling announcements. …

It may take many generations to realize the damage that ‘Medical Aid in Dying” will do By Margaret Somerville Editor’s note. This first appeared at Mercatornet and is resposted with permission. Professor Margaret Somerville taught medical law and ethics for nearly 40 years at McGill University in Canada. Few people are better qualified to comment …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The New Zealand parliament has been debating a euthanasia bill for many months. On October 23, the New Zealand parliament agreed to a referendum enabling the people to decide if they want to legalize euthanasia, based on the David Seymour euthanasia bill. According to a Newshub article, …

“It is extremely sad news that Ms. Vervoort has chosen to end her life this way,” said Dr. Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing. “But her death highlights how the right to die has become a duty to die in both Belgium and their near neighbours in the Netherlands. “In these countries, laws …