Tag Archives: Hugh Scher

McKitty case: Ontario Court of Appeal decides that religious beliefs are important in brain death determination.

Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Taquisha with her daughter. Taquisha McKitty, of Brampton was declared brain dead on September 20, 2017, after a cardiac arrest on September 14. McKitty died of natural causes on December 31, 2018. Taquisha’s family challenged the declaration of death at the Ontario Superior Court. On June 26, 2018Continue reading “McKitty case: Ontario Court of Appeal decides that religious beliefs are important in brain death determination.”

Quebec Court Decision Supports Trend Towards Unrestricted Euthanasia.

For Immediate Release September 12, 2019 The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition calls on the Federal Government to take immediate action to appeal the decision of the Quebec Superior Court and to pass even stronger protections and safeguards that would limit the application of euthanasia and assisted suicide on demand. Unrestricted euthanasia threatens the health and safety ofContinue reading “Quebec Court Decision Supports Trend Towards Unrestricted Euthanasia.”

We mourn the death of Vincent Lambert, while thankful that an agreement will protect the life of Hannah Cement.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Vincent Lambert with his mother. We mourn the death of Vincent Lambert, a cognitively disabled man who died by dehydration after France’s highest court ordered that he be denied food and fluid, that they defined as medical treatment.Our online petition pleading that President Macron save his life receivedContinue reading “We mourn the death of Vincent Lambert, while thankful that an agreement will protect the life of Hannah Cement.”

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