Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Instituto Maria Bambinatop of the hill beside columns On Friday September 20, 2019 there is a one-day Euthanasia Symposium in Rome sponsored by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. The Symposium features recognized leaders and amazing speakers in an incredible location. The Symposium will be followed by a leaders meeting onContinue reading “EPC International Euthanasia Symposium – Sept 20 in Rome”
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Free Online Conference celebrating 20 years of protecting people from euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Alex Schadenberg Join EPC on Saturday July 20 to celebrate the 20th anniversary for Alex Schadenberg as the Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. EPC is celebrating the occasion with a free live online conference from (1 pm to 3:00 pm eastern time) featuring key presenters.You need to go to the EPC youtube page and press subscribe (Link). TheContinue reading “Free Online Conference celebrating 20 years of protecting people from euthanasia and assisted suicide.”
German court acquits doctors who did not intervene in suicide.
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.”
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”
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.”
Dutch doctors pressured in euthanasia requests
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The British Medical Journal published a study “Pressure in dealing with requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide. Experiences of general practitioners.” The study interviewed 22 General Practitioners and indepth interviews with 15 General Practitioners concluded that: GPs experienced in dealing with EAS requests were revealed: (1) emotional blackmail, (2) controlContinue reading “Dutch doctors pressured in euthanasia requests”
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