Pressuring a Hospice to Kill

This article was published by National Review online on January 24, 2020 Wesley Smith By Wesley J SmithIn Canada, the government threatens to withdraw all funding from a facility that refuses to euthanize dying patients. *Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). Should hospice professionals be forced to assist the suicidesContinue reading “Pressuring a Hospice to Kill”

California Governor wants to make California a ‘No Kill State’ — for Animals (but Not People)

This article was published by National Review online on January 13, 2020 Wesley Smith By Wesley J SmithMisplaced priorities are California’s specialty. Here’s an example: Governor Gavin Newsom wants to end euthanasia in animal shelters. From the Sacramento Bee story: Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop euthanizing animals, and he’s ready to put taxpayerContinue reading “California Governor wants to make California a ‘No Kill State’ — for Animals (but Not People)”

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.”

Forcing Hospices to do Euthanasia in Canada

This article was published by National Review online today. By Wesley J Smith Euthanasia is more than just legal in Canada. It has become a government-guaranteed right. Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). But how to guarantee that the legally qualified who want to die are made dead?Continue reading “Forcing Hospices to do Euthanasia in Canada”

The Economist Swoons over Death Doctor & His Suicide Machine

This article was published by National Review online on December 13, 2019. By Wesley Smith The mainstream media mostly went head over heels over Jack Kevorkian’s ghoulish assisted suicide campaign, rarely mentioning that his ultimate goal was to gain the right to conduct human vivisection on people being euthanized. The Australian Kevorkian — Philip NitschkeContinue reading “The Economist Swoons over Death Doctor & His Suicide Machine”

Western Australia Legalizes Lethal Injection Euthanasia

This article was published by National Review online on December 10, 2019. Wesley Smith By Wesley J Smith The euthanasia darkness seeps into Western Australia. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation story: Under the scheme, to be eligible a person would have to be terminally ill with a condition that is causing intolerable suffering and isContinue reading “Western Australia Legalizes Lethal Injection Euthanasia”

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”

Canadian Alzheimer’s Society Endorses Euthanasia by Advance Directive

This article was published by the National Review online on October 17, 2019 Wesley Smith By Wesley J. Smith Canada is debating whether to permit euthanasia by advance directive, meaning, allowing people to sign instructions requiring they be killed by their doctor once they reach a determined level of incompetence. In other words, a formerContinue reading “Canadian Alzheimer’s Society Endorses Euthanasia by Advance Directive”

Targeting people with mental illness and dementia for euthanasia.

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.”

Nevada Legalizes Starving and Dehydrating Incapacitated Patients

This article was published by National Review online on October 7, 2019 Wesley J Smith By Wesley J Smith This is stunning. Nevada has passed a law allowing competent persons to sign an advance directive instructing that all food and water be withheld if they become incapacitated by dementia. In other words, the law allowsContinue reading “Nevada Legalizes Starving and Dehydrating Incapacitated Patients”

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