Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition*Massachusetts Court explains why assisted suicide should be prohibited (Link). John Kelly, Second Thoughts Disability rights leaders praised the Massachusetts court decision that there is no right to assisted suicide. The assisted suicide lobby doctors have decided to appeal the decision. The Second Thoughts Massachusetts media release stated: Second Thoughts MassachusettsContinue reading “Disability rights leaders praise Massachusetts court decision that there is no right to assisted suicide.”
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Prolonged painful assisted suicide deaths and human experiments with new lethal drugs cocktails
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition An article published in the Spring Hill Insider yesterday looks at experiments being done on people to find an effective lethal drug cocktail for assisted suicide. The current drug cocktails have caused painful assisted suicide deaths that may take many hours to die. The article states that assisted suicideContinue reading “Prolonged painful assisted suicide deaths and human experiments with new lethal drugs cocktails”
Sulmasy responds to a pro-assisted suicide study.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A study normalizing the assisted suicide practices in Oregon and Washington State, was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The purpose of the study – Trends in Medical Aid in Dying in Oregon and Washington is to encourage other states to legalize assisted suicide inContinue reading “Sulmasy responds to a pro-assisted suicide study.”
Marketing Death and Alzheimer’s Disease
This article was written and published by Nancy Valko on August 9, 2019. Nancy Valko By Nancy Valko An April, 2019 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Death From Individuals Who Learn They Have an Alzheimer Disease Biomarker” found that approximately 20% of cognitively normal older adults whoContinue reading “Marketing Death and Alzheimer’s Disease”
Doctors group pushes assisted suicide.
This article was published by OneNewsNow on July 30, 2019 A euthanasia expert is concerned about formation of a new doctor group’s involvement in assisted suicide. Assisted suicide doctors to train more doctors to kill. Doctors already participating in terminating people have formed the National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying with a planContinue reading “Doctors group pushes assisted suicide.”
Assisted Suicide: A white privilege policy
This article was published by the National Review online on July 29, 2019 Wesley J Smith By Wesley J Smith Assisted suicide has always been an issue of white privilege (to borrow a term I generally disfavor), promoted most actively by liberal, highly educated, and very well-off, Marin County types who are already so empoweredContinue reading “Assisted Suicide: A white privilege policy”
Assisted suicide doctors to train more doctors to kill.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A new organization has been formed to promote assisted suicide within the medical community and provide training for physicians, and others, who are willing to kill. According to the NCCMAID website, California assisted suicide doctor Lonny Shavelson, is the board chair with advisors and board members from across America. WesleyContinue reading “Assisted suicide doctors to train more doctors to kill.”
Pushing suicide as Merely a ‘Choice’
Published by National Review online on May 28, 2019 Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith The focus on suicide prevention continues to erode. In Ozy — which bills itself as being about “fresh stories and bold ideas”— self-described “reporter” Molly Fosco applauds that suicidal depression is increasingly being looked upon as a “terminal illness,” andContinue reading “Pushing suicide as Merely a ‘Choice’”
The assisted suicide lobby opposes Oregon bill expanding the law to euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Oregon Senate The Oregon legislature is currently debating assisted suicide bill Bill HB 2217 to expand the assisted suicide law and permit euthanasia (homicide) by redefining the term “self administer” to allow patients to take the lethal drugs into their body using any method, including an IV tubeContinue reading “The assisted suicide lobby opposes Oregon bill expanding the law to euthanasia.”
Oregon Bill HB 2217 would extend assisted suicide to allow euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Oregon bill HB 2217 which expands assisted suicide to include euthanasia by redefining “self-administer” passed in the House by a vote of 37 to 21. HB 2217 states: “Self-administer” means a qualified patient’s physical act of ingesting or delivering by another method medication to end his or her life inContinue reading “Oregon Bill HB 2217 would extend assisted suicide to allow euthanasia.”