Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). In February 2018 the Board of the Delta BC Hospice was given an Edict from Fraser Health to provide euthanasia (MAiD). At that time, the Board of the Delta Hospice decided not to do euthanasiaContinue reading “Delta Hospice Must Not Be Forced to do Euthanasia.”
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Western Australia Legalizes Lethal Injection Euthanasia
This article was published by National Review online on December 10, 2019. Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith The euthanasia darkness seeps into Western Australia. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation story: Under the scheme, to be eligible a person would have to be terminally ill with a condition that is causing intolerable suffering and isContinue reading “Western Australia Legalizes Lethal Injection Euthanasia”
Delta Hospice ordered by Fraser Health to do euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Delta Hospice On December 2, I reported that the Board of the Delta BC Hospice Society that operates the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner BC, renewed its position opposing euthanasia (MAiD) while supporting excellent care. The Board stated that: MAiD is not compatible with the Delta Hospice SocietyContinue reading “Delta Hospice ordered by Fraser Health to do euthanasia.”
Are people being coerced to euthanasia?
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Last week I had the opportunity to screen the Fatal Flaws film and speak in Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell River British Columbia. Thank you to the local organizers who made this possible. This article is about three stories from the three events where I spoke. The first story wasContinue reading “Are people being coerced to euthanasia?”
Western Australia Assisted Dying bill leaves people open to coercion
This article was published by the Sydney Morning Herald on December 9, 2019 By Xavier Symons Western Australia is set to become the 18th jurisdiction in the world to legalise some form of assisted suicide or euthanasia. Last week its state upper house voted resoundingly in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 24 toContinue reading “Western Australia Assisted Dying bill leaves people open to coercion”
Another Australian state on the verge of legalising euthanasia
This article was published by Mercatornet on December 6, 2019. By Richard Egan At 4:11pm on Thursday, 5 December 2019, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 passed its third reading vote in the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia by a decisive vote of 24 to 11. Only one member changed her voteContinue reading “Another Australian state on the verge of legalising euthanasia”
Moral Challenges exist for nurses around euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition “Nurses are conflicted with assisted deaths“ Barb Pesut UBC Okanagan nursing professor and Canada Research chair in health, ethics and diversity, Barb Pesut, was interviewed by Daniel Taylor for the Lake Country Calendar. In her interview Pesut comments on the moral challenges faced by nurses with euthanasia. She states: The questionContinue reading “Moral Challenges exist for nurses around euthanasia.”
Message to palliative care leaders – Hold fast to opposing MAiD.
The letter below is in support of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Leaders – Joint Call to Action. Send your letters supporting the Call to Action to: Leonie Herx MD PhD FCFP (PC)President – Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP)1A – 12830 – 96th Avenue., Suite 584Surrey, British Columbia V3V 0C2Leonie.Herx@kingstonhsc.ca Sharon Baxter, MSWContinue reading “Message to palliative care leaders – Hold fast to opposing MAiD.”
Québec government begins consultation on expanding euthanasia for Alzheimer’s
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Last September,Québec Justice Christine Baudouin expanded Canada’s euthanasia law by striking down the “terminal illness” requirement in the law. By striking down the terminal illness requirement, the court expanded euthanasia to people who are not dying and to people with psychiatric reasons alone. On Friday the Québec government announced theContinue reading “Québec government begins consultation on expanding euthanasia for Alzheimer’s”
Québec man asked for euthanasia based on nursing home living conditions
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition CHSLD Valcourt A Québec man who is scheduled to die by euthanasia on December 5, says that he asked for euthanasia, not based on his degenerative health, but due to his untenable living condition at CHSLD in Valcourt. Mélanie Noël, reporting for La Tribune on November 30, states thatContinue reading “Québec man asked for euthanasia based on nursing home living conditions”
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