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Tell Governor Mills to veto the Maine assisted suicide bill.

I have bad news: Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1313 into law. We had hoped that she would Kill the Bill but now she has agreed to allow doctors to kill patients. Alex Schadenberg By Mark Hodges (EPC researcher) Last week the Maine House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill that would legalize doctorsContinue reading “Tell Governor Mills to veto the Maine assisted suicide bill.”

Nancy Elliott: Letter to Governor Janet MIlls (Maine)

(Sadly, the Maine Governor signed the assisted suicide bill).Dear Governor Mills, Nancy Elliott, Chair EPC – USA Please veto LD 1313, HPO948, which would enact Assisted Suicide. I am a Former 3 term New Hampshire State Representative, and the Chair of Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) USA. The three groups that are the target for AssistedContinue reading “Nancy Elliott: Letter to Governor Janet MIlls (Maine)”

An Open Letter to Maine Governor Mills: Veto Assisted Suicide Law LD 1313

(Sadly, the Maine Governor signed the assisted suicide bill). This letter was published by Not Dead Yet on June 6, 2019. Dear Governor Mills: Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet The disability community appeals to you to veto LD 1313, which would legalize a public policy of assisted suicide. Many people are unaware of the fact thatContinue reading “An Open Letter to Maine Governor Mills: Veto Assisted Suicide Law LD 1313”

Canada’s Parliament debates Conscience Rights Bill C-418

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Petition supporting Bill C-418 to protect conscience rights (Link). Bill C-418 is sponsored by David Anderson MP to protect conscience rights for healthcare professionals who oppose Medical Aid in Dying (euthanasia and assisted suicide).The debate began at: 5:30 pm on May 29, 2019 (Link to the Hansard ofContinue reading “Canada’s Parliament debates Conscience Rights Bill C-418”

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’”

What’s Cruel for the Incarcerated is Cruel for the Terminally Ill: The Connection between Lethal Injection and Assisted Suicide

This article was originally published on May 21 by Consistent Life. by Jacqueline H. Abernathy, Ph.D., MSSW Jacqueline Abernathy In a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, comedian and host John Oliver offered a scathing (albeit profane) rebuke of lethal injection as a means of execution in U.S. states with capital punishment. He detailedContinue reading “What’s Cruel for the Incarcerated is Cruel for the Terminally Ill: The Connection between Lethal Injection and Assisted Suicide”

Key Messages: Palliative Care and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) May 2019

The following was recently published by the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians. The CSPCP supports conscience rights for physicians, they believe that (MAiD) euthanasia should not be the responsibility of individual physicians and they view (MAiD) euthanasia as separate from palliative care. The statement follows: Key Messages: Palliative Care and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)Continue reading “Key Messages: Palliative Care and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) May 2019”

Wesley Smith: Medical Conscience for me but not you.

This article was published by Wesley Smith on May 14, 2019 Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith The New York Times has published an opinion column by cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar that decries the Trump administration’s increased enforcement of medical conscience. But he actually promotes a one-way conscience right that favors protecting the predominate ideological viewsContinue reading “Wesley Smith: Medical Conscience for me but not you.”

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.”

America moves to protect Conscience rights for healthcare professionals.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Trump administration announced recently an order to protect conscience rights for healthcare workers in America. According to CNBC: In a release last week, the Health and Human Services announced the issuance of its final “conscience” rule, which it said follows President Donald Trump’s May 2017 executive orderContinue reading “America moves to protect Conscience rights for healthcare professionals.”