Netherlands politician pushes to expand euthanasia to people who are "tired of living."

Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In October 2016 I reported that the Dutch government were considering expanding the euthanasia law to include people who are not physically or psychologically suffering but who believe that their “life is complete.” The issue of the “completed life” was not legislated at that time, but now the DutchContinue reading “Netherlands politician pushes to expand euthanasia to people who are "tired of living."”

Seattle assisted suicide party propaganda.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition  The following story may seem like a plot from a bad horror film, but it is simply another assisted suicide propaganda story. The Associated Press (AP) published an article by Gene Johnson about an assisted suicide party in Seattle. The story is designed to make you open to assistedContinue reading “Seattle assisted suicide party propaganda.”

New Jersey appellate court lifts restraining order that stopped assisted suicide.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Superior Court of New Jersey, Justice Paul Innes, signed a temporary restraining order on August 14, giving the New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir Singh Grewel until September 13th to respond to the order. The New Jersey assisted suicide law passed on March 25 and was signed into lawContinue reading “New Jersey appellate court lifts restraining order that stopped assisted suicide.”

New Hampshire man found guilty of assisting his friends suicide.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Parker Hogan (left) Michael Buskey (right) Jurors in New Hampshire, after a three hour deliberation, found Parker Hogan (20) guilty of assisting the suicide of his friend, Michael Buskey (19).Buskey shot himself in a wooded area in the middle of the night on May 7/8, 2018. John Koziol,Continue reading “New Hampshire man found guilty of assisting his friends suicide.”

How a palliative care bill negatively affected conscience rights in Vermont.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In 2012, Vermont passed bill § 1871 Patient’s bill of rights for palliative care and pain management bill. This bill seemed straight forward and it was seen as  seen as helping to prevent the legalization of assisted suicide in Vermont. This bill stated: (a) A patient has theContinue reading “How a palliative care bill negatively affected conscience rights in Vermont.”

Court order temporarily stops assisted suicide in New Jersey.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I have amazing news. Smith and Associates, a New Jersey law firm, obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the New Jersey assisted suicide act from going into effect. The New Jersey assisted suicide law passed on March 25 and was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on AprilContinue reading “Court order temporarily stops assisted suicide in New Jersey.”

Disturbing trends revealed in latest Washington State assisted suicide stats.

This article was published by HOPE Australia on August 9, 2019. The most recent statistics for Washington State’s assisted suicide laws demonstrate what we have seen in jurisdiction after jurisdiction that have passed these laws: a dramatic increase in assisted suicide deaths, the emergence of “specialist” assisted suicide doctors, the lack of psychological care… it’sContinue reading “Disturbing trends revealed in latest Washington State assisted suicide stats.”

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.”

Dr Mark Komrad: Why psychiatrists should oppose euthanasia.

Dr Mark Komrad, MD is a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins, who speaks to the Anscombe Bioethics Centre about why psychiatrists should oppose euthanasia. The following text is a paraphrase, of the video interview produced by the Anscombe Bioethics Centre. (Alex Schadenberg) The situation concerning euthanasia or assisted suicide for psychiatric reasons. Since 2002, the NetherlandsContinue reading “Dr Mark Komrad: Why psychiatrists should oppose euthanasia.”

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