Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A poll of Western Australian country voters indicated that 73% of those surveyed said that they believe that palliative care should be improved before euthanasia legalislation is introduced.An article by Nathan Hondros published in the Sydney Morning Herald today reported: Regional Western Australians want palliative care fixed beforeContinue reading “Western Australians want palliative care improved before considering euthanasia.”
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Pallium Canada Welcomes Health Canada’s Action Plan on Palliative Care
OTTAWA, Aug. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – (Link to the french media release) Pallium Canada welcomes the release of Health Canada’s Action Plan on Palliative Care: Building on the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada. The Action Plan lays out Health Canada’s five-year plan to tackle issues uncovered through the development of the Framework onContinue reading “Pallium Canada Welcomes Health Canada’s Action Plan on Palliative Care”
How a palliative care bill negatively affected conscience rights in Vermont.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition In 2012, Vermont passed bill § 1871 Patient’s bill of rights for palliative care and pain management bill. This bill seemed straight forward and it was seen as seen as helping to prevent the legalization of assisted suicide in Vermont. This bill stated: (a) A patient has theContinue reading “How a palliative care bill negatively affected conscience rights in Vermont.”
U.S. Government Report Shows Hospice Abuse. Sacrificing Patient Care for Profit.
<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–>By Mark Hodges. Groups opposing euthanasia and assisted suicide have been advocates of good hospice care. Stories about hospice abuse have created great concerns as we recognize that good care will reduce the demand for assisted dying while hospice abusive feeds the demand to legalize assisted suicide. Promoters of assisted suicide willContinue reading “U.S. Government Report Shows Hospice Abuse. Sacrificing Patient Care for Profit.”
Palliative care experts are opposed to euthanasia.
This article was published by HOPE Australia on July 9, 2019 One of Western Australia’s (WA) most senior palliative care nurses and a New Zealand based palliative medicine specialist have both come out in opposition to the looming euthanasia laws in their respective jurisdictions. After more than 30 years working in the public and privateContinue reading “Palliative care experts are opposed to euthanasia.”
Conscience rights of physicians and the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal
This article was published on June 30, 2019 by the Physicians Alliance Against Euthanasia. By Dr Catherine FerrierPresident: Physicians Alliance Against Euthanasia All Doctors are Needed On May 15, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed a lower court ruling defending the requirement of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) thatContinue reading “Conscience rights of physicians and the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal”
More than 1000 New Zealand Doctors sign letter opposing euthanasia.
An Open Letter to New Zealanders We endorse the views of the World Medical Association and the New Zealand Medical Association that physician assisted suicide and euthanasia are unethical, even if they were made legal. We are committed to the concept of death with dignity and comfort, including the provision of effective pain relief andContinue reading “More than 1000 New Zealand Doctors sign letter opposing euthanasia.”
Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unethical Acts.
The following article was published in the May 2019 edition of the World Medical Association Journal. (Link) This article is written by Dr’s Ewan Galigher, Maria Gigolini, Alana Cormier, Sinéad Donnelly, Catherine Ferrier, Vladimir A Gorshkov-Cantacuzéme, Sheila Harding, Mark Komrad, Edmond Kyrillos, Timothy Lau, Rene Leiva, Renata Leong, Sephora Tang and John Quinlan. The WorldContinue reading “Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unethical Acts.”
Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Montreal Gazette published a pro-euthanasia article by health reporter Aaron Derfel arguing that palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia in Québec. Based on data from the recent Québec euthanasia report, Derfel reports that the rate of euthanasia varies based on where the patient is located. DerfelContinue reading “Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.”
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”
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