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.”
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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.”
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.”
Assisted suicide: There are no best practices, it is unethical for physicians to participate.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On October 1, 2019, the Psychiatric Times published an interview with Dr Madelyn Hicks, a psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Massachusetts. Hicks is asked about “best practises” in states where assisted suicide has been legalized. Her response is insightful. Here is how she responds: I understand and appreciateContinue reading “Assisted suicide: There are no best practices, it is unethical for physicians to participate.”
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.”
A UK man received a suspended sentence after killing his mother by pushing her off a balcony.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Direction, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Langley Lodge Care Home in Essex UK Robert Knight, in the UK, plead guilty to manslaughter for killing his mother, June Knight who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. According to the BBC news, Knight was cleared of murder and received a two year suspended sentence for pushing his motherContinue reading “A UK man received a suspended sentence after killing his mother by pushing her off a balcony.”
Quebec court expands Canada’s euthanasia law by striking the terminal illness requirement. Euthanasia for psychological reasons is next.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Quebec Superior Court struck down the requirement that a person be terminally ill before they qualify for euthanasia in Canada. The Canadian Press (CP) reported: Quebec Superior Court has invalidated parts of the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying laws, declaring them too restrictive and thereforeContinue reading “Quebec court expands Canada’s euthanasia law by striking the terminal illness requirement. Euthanasia for psychological reasons is next.”
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.”
‘The last frontier in prison reform’: assisted suicide?
This article was published by Bioedge on July 21, 2019 Michael Cook By Michael Cook Activist Philip Nitschke once described euthanasia as the “last frontier in prison reform”. His idea has still not caught on. A Belgian prisoner was allowed to take advantage of euthanasia, but it never happened. But the idea refuses to die.Continue reading “‘The last frontier in prison reform’: assisted suicide?”
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.”
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