This article was published by OneNewsNow on October 17, 2019. Alex Schadenberg The International chair of a coalition that believes euthanasia and assisted suicide should continue to be treated as murder/homicide says even many mental health professionals are against the practice. Physically healthy 23-year-old Belgian woman is being considered for euthanasia. Please sign the Letter ofContinue reading “Abandonment – That’s what euthanasia is all about”
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Targeting people with mental illness and dementia for euthanasia.
This article was published by The American Spectator on October 17, 2019 Several countries may be ahead of us in this area, but the U.S. is fast catching up. Wesley Smith By Wesley J SmithA few years ago, a Dutch doctor attended her elderly Alzheimer’s disease patient at a nursing home. The doctor’s purpose wasn’tContinue reading “Targeting people with mental illness and dementia for euthanasia.”
Physically healthy 23-year-old Belgian woman is being considered for euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Tragic news.Just as you thought you heard it all, Kelly, a 23-year-old physically healthy woman who lives in Leuven Belgium who is being considered for death by euthanasia (lethal injection) for psychiatric reasons. Please sign the Letter of Hope to Kelly (Link). Share the letter of Hope with yourContinue reading “Physically healthy 23-year-old Belgian woman is being considered for euthanasia.”
Belgian doctor charged with murder of four patients.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. CHR van Hoei Hospital A doctor in Belgium has been charged with murder in the deaths of four patients in the palliative care department of the CHR van Hoei Hospital. An article published by Nieuwsblad.be stated (google translated): The court has suspected a doctor from Tihange of four murders. TheContinue reading “Belgian doctor charged with murder of four patients.”
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.”
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.”
Report into Wettlaufer deaths will not protect people from suspicious euthanasia deaths.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Elizabeth Wettlaufer In June 2017, Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a former nurse who confessed to killing 8 people in Woodstock and London Ontario, was sentenced to 25 years without eligibility for parole. Justice Thomas stated, during the sentencing: “It is a complete betrayal of trust when a caregiver does notContinue reading “Report into Wettlaufer deaths will not protect people from suspicious euthanasia deaths.”
Abandoning hope: Euthanasia for mental disorders.
This article was published by the Australian Care Alliance on July 24, 2019. Guidelines issued for assessing and executing requests for euthanasia and assisted suicide from people with mental disorders, including addictions such as alcoholism, by the Netherlands Federation of Medical Specialists and the National Council of the Order of Physicians of Belgium essentially authoriseContinue reading “Abandoning hope: Euthanasia for mental disorders.”
Belgian man asks for euthanasia because he cannot afford medication
This article was published by Bioedge on July 13, 2019. By Michael Cook A Belgian man with a serious degenerative blood disease has told the media that he has applied for euthanasia because he cannot afford the expensive medication he needs to live a normal life. Christophe (no surname was given) has four children, agedContinue reading “Belgian man asks for euthanasia because he cannot afford medication”
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”
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