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Euthanasia pushed as boon to Organ Donation.

This article was published by National Review online on January 6, 2020. Wesley J Smith By Wesley J Smith My very first anti-euthanasia column, published in Newsweek, warned that societal acceptance of assisted suicide/euthanasia would eventually include organ harvesting “as a plum to society.” I was called an alarmist and a fear-monger, but alas, I was right.Continue reading “Euthanasia pushed as boon to Organ Donation.”

Dark Anniversary: The State of Assisted Suicide 25 Years after Oregon Measure 16

This article was published by National Review online on November 19, 2019 Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith Measure 16 in Oregon did not start the fire, but it added fuel. Proponents of assisted suicide are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Measure 16, the Oregon referendum that, for the first time in the modern era,Continue reading “Dark Anniversary: The State of Assisted Suicide 25 Years after Oregon Measure 16”

Canada’s euthanasia philosophy: ‘control, choice and change’

This article was published by Mercatornet on October 25, 2019After having spent most of your professional life in Canada, you must have a special insight into its cultural tectonics. Why does euthanasia appear to have so much support there amongst doctors and the judiciary? Margaret Somerville: Margaret Somerville Recently, I read that the beginning ofContinue reading “Canada’s euthanasia philosophy: ‘control, choice and change’”

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.”

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”

Canada Embraces Euthanasia ‘Kill and Harvest’ Organ Donation

This article was published by National Review online on June 17, 2019 Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith Canada has enthusiastically embraced euthanasia and all of its implications. For example, following the crassly utilitarianism of Belgium and the Netherlands, the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association has published guidelines — written by a “blue ribbonContinue reading “Canada Embraces Euthanasia ‘Kill and Harvest’ Organ Donation”

French society will be stepping off a moral precipice should it decide to starve Lambert to death.

Alex Schadenberg Executive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Vincent Lambert The Vincent Lambert case which concerns the withdrawal of food and fluids of a cognitively disabled man, also opens the question of the goals of the euthanasia lobby.Sign the petition: Protect Vincent Lambert’s Life (Link). Kevin Yuill, author of the book Assisted Suicide: The Liberal, Humanist CaseContinue reading “French society will be stepping off a moral precipice should it decide to starve Lambert to death.”

Euthanasia by Organ Donation – Doctors debate the dead donor rule.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Several weeks ago I wrote about Dr Wes Ely’s experiences while attending conferences on organ donation. Ely explains that the topic of euthanasia by organ donation was regularly being discussed at organ donation conferences. Ely, who opposes euthanasia, stated: At each meeting, the conversation unexpectedly shifted to anContinue reading “Euthanasia by Organ Donation – Doctors debate the dead donor rule.”

Nine Elderly Couples Were Euthanized in the Netherlands

This article was published by Wesley Smith on May 8, 2019. Wesley Smith By Wesley Smith Joint suicides by elderly couples used to be considered a tragedy. In the Netherlands, doctors killing elderly couples together is a considered medical treatment (Belgium too, and at least once in Canada). 2018 Netherlands euthanasia data: Deaths are lowerContinue reading “Nine Elderly Couples Were Euthanized in the Netherlands”

Death by Organ Donation – Euthanizing patients for organs.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr E Wesley Ely E. Wesley Ely, who, among his other professional accolades, holds The Grant W. Liddle Chair in Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, wrote an insightful article that was published in the USA Today (today) titled: Death by organ donation: Euthanizing patients for their organs gains frightening traction.Continue reading “Death by Organ Donation – Euthanizing patients for organs.”