October 4, 2019 Hon. David Lametti, MP. Attorney General Dear Minister Lametti, Re: Advocates Call for Disability-Rights Based Appeal of the Quebec Superior Court’s Decision in Truchon & Gladu We, the undersigned members and supporters of the Canadian disability community, are deeply troubled by the Quebec Superior Court’s decision of Truchon c. Procureur généralContinue reading “Advocates call for Disability-Rights Based Appeal of the Québec Superior Court’s MAiD Decision in Truchon & Gladu.”
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Trudeau promises further expansions of Canada’s euthanasia law.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On September 11, a Québec court struck down the provision in Canada’s euthanasia (MAiD) law requiring that a person be terminally ill to qualify for death by lethal injection. * Québec court expands euthanasia law by striking down the terminal illness requirement. The court decided that requiring that a person’sContinue reading “Trudeau promises further expansions of Canada’s euthanasia law.”
Canada Goes Softly Authoritarian
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Wesley J Smith Wesley Smith wrote a thought provoking article that was published in the The American Spectator on October 3, 2019. The article concerns issues of freedom of speech, religion, thought and action. The article has a wider focus than euthanasia, but I will only publish hisContinue reading “Canada Goes Softly Authoritarian”
Letter to Future Prime Minister of Canada from Canadians with disabilities.
Assistance in Living: not Assisted Suicide (Link to the Press Release)Two Canadians demand the future Prime Minister of Canada to appeal the recent Quebec ruling that allows people with years to live to prematurely end their lives.MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, September 30, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Two Canadians living with disabilities are appealing to the future PrimeContinue reading “Letter to Future Prime Minister of Canada from Canadians with disabilities.”
Canada: Euthanasia under fire after euthanasia death of depressed patient.
This article was published by Bioedge on September 29, 2019. By Xavier Symons Alan Nichols with his brother. Serious concerns have been raised about the implementation of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) legislation after a 61-year-old depressed but otherwise healthy man was euthanised in the province of British Columbia. Alan Nichols, a former schoolContinue reading “Canada: Euthanasia under fire after euthanasia death of depressed patient.”
Physically healthy depressed man died by euthanasia in BC.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Alan Nichols with his brother. Watch video: CTV National News: Doctor-assisted death granted Avis Favaro, the Medical correspondent with CTV News produced an excellent news story concerning the death of Alan Nichols, a 61-year-old man who was physically healthy but lived with chronic depression. This story clearly shows howContinue reading “Physically healthy depressed man died by euthanasia in BC.”
St. Martha’s Catholic hospital will not provide euthanasia on-site.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Last week I wrote that a campaign by Jocelyn Downie, the academic euthanasia activist at Dalhousie University, has resulted in St. Martha’s hospital in Antigonish NS being forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) within the Catholic hospital. Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia (Link).Continue reading “St. Martha’s Catholic hospital will not provide euthanasia on-site.”
Webinar: Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide laws.
Announcing! Webinar: Disability Rights OppositionTo Assisted Suicide Laws Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern Time REGISTER HERE! What Will You Gain By Attending: Familiarity with the key issues, arguments and common questions Materials that explain, detail, and document individual cases of assisted suicide problems and abuses Understanding what disability has to do with assisted suicideContinue reading “Webinar: Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide laws.”
BC court agrees to drop court case concerning the definition of terminal illness in Canada’s euthanasia law.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On September 10 I reported that the Lamb euthanasia court case) may soon be dropped based on new interpretations of Canada’s euthanasia law. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition was an intervenor in the Lamb case. My predictions were based on the request by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), who wereContinue reading “BC court agrees to drop court case concerning the definition of terminal illness in Canada’s euthanasia law.”
Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A campaign by Jocelyn Downie, the academic euthanasia activist at Dalhousie University, has resulted in St. Martha’s hospital in Antigonish NS being forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) within the Catholic hospital. An article by Ross Lord and Alexander Quon, for Global News reported that the Nova Scotia Health AuthorityContinue reading “Catholic hospital is forced to provide MAiD (euthanasia) in Nova Scotia.”
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