Alex SchadenbergExecutive DirectorEuthanasia Prevention Coalition The Ontario Office of the Chief Coroner released the updated data for MAiD (euthanasia and assisted suicide deaths) indicating that from June 17, 2016 until December 31, 2019 there have been 4318 reported assisted deaths in Ontario. According to the data, there were 1789 reported assisted deaths in 2019, 1499Continue reading “Euthanasia deaths rise quickly in Ontario: Nearly 1800 reported assisted deaths in 2019”
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Isle of Man to debate assisted suicide motion this month.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Isle of Man, which is a self-governing territory in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland, will be debating an assisted suicide motion this month. Politics home published a media release by Dignity in Dying on January 10 which stated: The Parliament of the Isle of Man, Tynwald,Continue reading “Isle of Man to debate assisted suicide motion this month.”
Laws against assisted suicide provide equal protection under the law.
Jane Campbell This letter was published in the Guardian on November 1, 2019. The law as it stands does not discriminate against vulnerable individuals but affords them the same protection under the law as those who are healthy and able bodied, write Tanni Grey-Thompson, Jane Campbell, Liz Carr and Mik Scarlet Tanni Grey-Thompson Campaigners forContinue reading “Laws against assisted suicide provide equal protection under the law.”
Disabled man feeling pressured to "ask" for euthanasia
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I was contacted by man with a disability, who was telling me how he was feeling pressured to ask for euthanasia. After explaining his concerns he sent me this email comment: I am living in the advanced stages of quadriplegia, now 33 years along. I am feeling theContinue reading “Disabled man feeling pressured to "ask" for euthanasia”
Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unethical Acts.
The following article was published in the May 2019 edition of the World Medical Association Journal. (Link) This article is written by Dr’s Ewan Galigher, Maria Gigolini, Alana Cormier, Sinéad Donnelly, Catherine Ferrier, Vladimir A Gorshkov-Cantacuzéme, Sheila Harding, Mark Komrad, Edmond Kyrillos, Timothy Lau, Rene Leiva, Renata Leong, Sephora Tang and John Quinlan. The WorldContinue reading “Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unethical Acts.”
Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Montreal Gazette published a pro-euthanasia article by health reporter Aaron Derfel arguing that palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia in Québec. Based on data from the recent Québec euthanasia report, Derfel reports that the rate of euthanasia varies based on where the patient is located. DerfelContinue reading “Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.”
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds lower court decision forcing doctors to refer patients to their death.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Ontario Court of Appeal in its decision concerning physicians conscience rights in Ontario, upheld the lower court decision. The Court found that physicians who challenged the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) policy requiring physicians to make an “effective referral” for Medical Aid in Dying (euthanasiaContinue reading “Ontario Court of Appeal upholds lower court decision forcing doctors to refer patients to their death.”
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