Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The status of the assisted suicide law in Germany has become more complicated as the German High Court upheld the acquitals of two physicians who did not intervene as patients committed suicide. According to The Local DE: Prosecutors had asked the federal court of justice to clear theContinue reading “German court acquits doctors who did not intervene in suicide.”
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Liver transplants after euthanasia
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A study published July 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) outlines the advantages of organ donation after euthanasia.The study examined 409 Liver Transplants in Belgium whereby 320 livers (78%) were obtained after brain death, 78 livers (19%) after circulatory death and 11 livers (2.7%)Continue reading “Liver transplants after euthanasia”
Bill Peace: A Professor Who Professed Disability Activism
Published by Not Dead Yet on July 2, 2019 By Diane Coleman By now, many who read this message will know that Bill Peace died not long after midnight this morning. In the hours since, the outpouring of both grief over our loss and celebration of his life is nothing short of incredible. He hasContinue reading “Bill Peace: A Professor Who Professed Disability Activism”
Conscience rights of physicians and the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal
This article was published on June 30, 2019 by the Physicians Alliance Against Euthanasia. By Dr Catherine FerrierPresident: Physicians Alliance Against Euthanasia All Doctors are Needed On May 15, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed a lower court ruling defending the requirement of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) thatContinue reading “Conscience rights of physicians and the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal”
Kevin Dunn: A Tale of Two Films
By Kevin Dunn Kevin Dunn in Guernsey If someone told me that one day I would be travelling around the world to speak on euthanasia and assisted suicide I would have been hard pressed to believe them. I mean, who in their right mind would want to talk about death as a calling? For most ofContinue reading “Kevin Dunn: A Tale of Two Films”
Vincent Lambert ordered to die by France’s highest appeal court.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionSign the petition: Protect Vincent Lambert’s Life. Vincent Lambert On Friday, June 28, France’s highest appeal court ordered that treatment and care, including food and fluid, be withdrawn from Vincent Lambert, a man who was cognitively disabled in a motorcycle accident injury in 2008. On May 20, Euro newsContinue reading “Vincent Lambert ordered to die by France’s highest appeal court.”
Psychiatric euthanasia is a death sentence for depressed people.
By Mark Hodges (EPC Researcher) “This is for all the lonely people, thinking that life has passed them by: Don’t Give Up…” sang the pop group America in their 1974 number five hit song. Today, however, more and more doctors say to lonely people, “If you think life has passed you by, we’ll help killContinue reading “Psychiatric euthanasia is a death sentence for depressed people.”
Dutch doctors blackmailed and pressured in euthanasia requests.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition This week I wrote an article titled: Dutch doctors pressured in euthanasia requests based on the abstract of a study and and an article in the Medical Bag. This follow-up article reports on the full study – Pressure in dealing with requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide. ExperienceContinue reading “Dutch doctors blackmailed and pressured in euthanasia requests.”
Psychiatric euthanasia examined in the Netherlands.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr Scott Kim While researching the issue of psychiatric euthanasia I came across an article by Psychiatrist Scott Kim published in the Atlantic on June 6, 2019. The article explains how psychiatric euthanasia is approved in the Netherlands. The article: How Dutch Law Got a Little Too ComfortableContinue reading “Psychiatric euthanasia examined in the Netherlands.”
New Zealand Disability Commissioner Canada’s euthanasia concerns confirmed in UN report
The following media release was published by defend NZ on June 25, 2018 Paula Tesoriero Disability Commissioner Paula Tesoriero outlayed her concerns about the End of Life Choice Bill to John Campbell on TVNZ’s Breakfast yesterday morning. “I’m concerned that the safeguards are woefully inadequate,” she said. “I’m deeply troubled by the fact that thisContinue reading “New Zealand Disability Commissioner Canada’s euthanasia concerns confirmed in UN report”
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