Hon. Ed Fast’s Parliamentary speech in support of Bill C-314 to exclude extending assisted suicide to the mentally ill

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The following is the speech by Honorable Ed Fast during the second hour of debate on Bill C-314 on October 5, 2023 at 6:30 pm. The final vote on Bill C-314 will happen on Wednesday October 18, 2023. Link to the video of this speech in parliament. …

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Jersey assisted suicide debate delayed

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Jersey Evening Post reported on October 5, 2023 the announcement by Jersey Health Minister Karen Wilson that the debate on the proposed assisted suicide law will take place during the third quarter of 2024, rather than in February as originally planned. Jersey is an island country and self-governing Crown …

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Anita Cameron: Don’t Be Fooled, Assisted Suicide IS Suicide

By Anita Cameron Editor’s note. The following article was published by Not Dead Yet on September 25, 2023 and reposted at the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Suicide is devastating. Take it from someone who has lost dear friends to it. It’s an especially difficult death for families to deal with. Loved ones often feel guilt, wondering was there …

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NYTimes pulls double duty: paper of record for abortion and assisted suicide.

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This first ran on September 19, 2022. The New York Times is not only the newspaper of record for the abortion industry, it has also carried article after article extolling the virtues of assisted suicide. At least yesterday contribution—“Is Choosing Death Too Easy in Canada?”– allows critics to voice their concern …

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Man dies after taking wife’s assisted suicide drugs

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Guardian reported that a man in Queensland, Australia died when he ingested assisted suicide drugs prescribed for his wife. Andrew Messenger reported on September 25 for the Guardian: Queensland’s health minister has suggested the state may need to strengthen voluntary assisting dying (VAD) legislation after a woman’s euthanasia drugs were used …

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Assisted suicide laws violate the Americans with Disabilities Act

Editor’s note. This opinion article was published by Newsweek on September 11, 2023 and was reposted by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. By Lisa Blumberg This summer, disability rights advocates sued California over its so-called End of Life Options Act. Under the 2016 law, assisted suicide is available to persons deemed terminally ill with less than six months to live. …

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This doctor switched professions from abortion to assisted death after the abortion pill took her job

By Nancy Flanders  During a documentary from The Telegraph, Dr. Konia Trouton told Telegraph staffer Steven Edginton that she had been an abortionist before becoming a practitioner of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) — after she could no longer profit from abortion. The documentary, Canada’s woke nightmare: A warning to the West, touched on many of the issues …

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A perverse disincentive in health care

The Dark Side of Medically Assisted Suicide. By Michelle de Boer, Protect Children’s Lives Medically assisted suicide has become a controversial issue in Canada and other countries, as it raises moral and ethical questions about the right to die. While it may seem like a humane solution for those suffering from unbearable pain and terminal illness, there …

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First Minister and Health Secretary of Scotland states opposition to assisted suicide

By Right to Life UK The First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, has said his opposition to assisted suicide has hardened after speaking with a disability rights group. Last year, the Liberal Democrat MSP, Liam McArthur, submitted a final proposal for a bill to make assisted suicide legal in Scotland. However, while the proposed bill has received …

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After success in two other states, assisted suicide group sues to end New Jersey safeguard

By Cassy Fiano-Chesser  Assisted suicide lobbying organization Compassion & Choices has filed a lawsuit to have New Jersey’s residency requirement for assisted suicide overturned. In 2019, the NJ Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act went into effect. Though it was temporarily blocked by a judge, an appeals court quickly overturned the injunction, and by 2022, state …

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BBC documentary to expose dangers of assisted suicide for the disabled

By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Liz Carr, a noted disability rights campaigner, is to write and present a BBC documentary on the dangers of assisted suicide. Lizz Car, 51, is a broadcaster, comedian and actress who is also a wheelchair user. She has opposed the legalisation of assisted suicide in the …

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Guernsey official says that assisted suicide will save money

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Guernsey Deputy, Lester Queripel, told the Health & Social Care Committee [HSC] that the States’ financial problems provide an ideal opportunity to revisit the issue of assisted suicide. The Guernsey Press reported on August 30 Queripel saying: ‘no stone should be left unturned’ as committees battle to …

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