Category: Euthanasia

 By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A letter published on June 22, 2021, in the Irish Times raises concerns about the issue of euthanasia for people with mental illness.  The authors of the letter are leaders with the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry, College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. They acknowledge that the Irish euthanasia …

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life Editor’s note. Wesley J. Smith will speak at the National Right to Life Convention at 9am on Saturday morning, June 26. The title of his session is “There’s No Such Thing as ‘Just a Little’ Euthanasia. ”Please go to nrlconvention.com for information about registering for …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr. Janis M. Miyasaki asks this question in her article published by The Conversation on June 14th: Why is access to medically assisted death a legislated right, but access to palliative care isn’t? Dr. Miyasaki explains her concern based on personal experience. She writes: John started his …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Andrew Chen interviewed Dr. Paul Saba in an article published by the Epoch Times on June 11, titled  “Canada’s Medically Assisted Dying Policy Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’: Physician and Author.” Dr. Saba, who authored the book “Made to Live” and is a co-founder of the Physicians’ Alliance against …

Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On June 4, CBC News published a story written by Sara Fraser that cannot be ignored because it dangerously promotes couple euthanasia (Medical Assistance in Dying–MAiD) propaganda as a love story.  The story concerns Bob & Margi Wilson who recently died by euthanasia.  The story is also about …

A leading bioethicist questions the wisdom of legalising assisted dying.  By Margaret Somerville  Editor’s note. This appeared at Mercatornet and is reposted with permission. The Covid-19 virus pandemic is a threat to our physical and mental health and wellbeing, as both individuals and societies. The euthanasia “virus” pandemic is, likewise, a threat to our physical …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In August 2020, I reported that two Japanese doctors, Yoshikazu Okubo and Naoki Yamamoto, were indicted in the death of Yuri Hayashi. The two were arrested in July 2020 for allegedly giving Hayashi a lethal dose of a sedative drug at her home in the city of …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Daniel Tang reported for the Epoch Times that Dr. Chris Perry, the President of the Queensland Australia Medical Association, warned Queensland legislators who are debating euthanasia that terminally ill patients choose to “take poison” and die out of hopelessness or abandonment. Tang reporting on a press conference stated: Dr. …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition An editorial published in the Weekend Australian on May 22 focuses on a dilemma created by the Queensland Australia euthanasia bill.  To ensure access, the euthanasia bill forces religiously affiliated medical institutions to be complicit with killing. The editorial states: Christian churches in Queensland, which operate major hospitals in the …

By Michael Cook This book would be a bargain at any price, but it is free to download from the website of Springer, the publisher of many medical journals: Euthanasia: Searching for the Full Story: Experiences and Insights of Belgian Doctors and Nurses. Euthanasia, though legal in Belgium, is opposed by some healthcare professionals. This collection of essays …