Belgian kids get the ultimate Christmas present
by Michael Cook The outcome was expected, but observers overseas were astonished at the margin of victory. By a vote of 50 to 17 yesterday, the Belgian Senate approved euthanasia for children. When the...
View ArticleLa Force de iFop: France’s bizarre path to euthanasia
by Paul Russell It has often been said the French do it differently; though what exactly it is that they do differently is often left undefined. That is until the news reports today that a panel, made...
View ArticleIt can get ugly
by Paul Russell I don’t feel at all qualified to speak on behalf of people living with disability even though I have shared in the lives of many people over the years and I have a son with Down...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about euthanasia in Quebec
by Nicolas Steenhout Euthanasia Graphic below Created by Vivre dans la Dignite, of Quebec. - See more at: http://www.mercatornet.com/careful/view/13449#sthash.2NPh9t9C.dpuf
View ArticleInsane conversations: talking to children about euthanasia
Exactly how would Belgians discover that a minor wanted to die? Paul Russell If Belgium continues on its reckless path towards child euthanasia, as seems likely, what will the conversations look like...
View ArticleQuebec should beware of euthanasia
Respect for life is more than a Christian bias. It is a foundational value of all human societies. by Margaret Somerville Bill 52, which defines euthanasia as palliative care and proposes adding it to...
View ArticleBelgium extends euthanasia to children
by Paul Russell After little more than a day of debate, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed a child euthanasia law on Thursday. The bill now awaits Royal assent from King Philippe. The bill...
View ArticleSwedish nurse takes a stand on conscience rights
If soldiers can object to using weapons, why can’t health professionals refuse to assist at abortions? by Mariola O’Brien In 2011, the European Council adopted a resolution that protects healthcare...
View ArticleDoes silence before Belgium’s new euthanasia law mean consent?
by Paul Russell The Belgian Parliament amended its euthanasia law on February 14, making it available to children. One commentator incorrectly, but poignantly, called it a ‘Valentine’s Day Massacre’....
View ArticleFact-checking claims of “well regulated euthanasia”
BY MARGARET SOMERVILLE Recently, the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, published an editorial, “Quebec gets it right on the right to die”, which articulated the strongest case that can be...
View ArticleEuthanasia of newborns under the microscope
BY FELIPE E. VIZCARRONDO Euthanasia is defined as the act of intentionally ending the life of a terminally ill and suffering person in a quick and painless manner for reasons of compassion and mercy....
View ArticleWhy euthanasia slippery slopes can’t be prevented
BY MARGARET SOMERVILLE I have been receiving emails from people, including some with disabilities, who are angry about my opposition to legalizing euthanasia. The people with disabilities are not...
View ArticleA recession is no time for assisted suicide, says disabled British peer
BY MICHAEL COOK Moves to legalise assisted suicide in Britain are a threat to the disabled during a time of economic hardship, says Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, a disabled peer. She told the London...
View ArticleQuebec gears up for a momentous election
By supporting both euthanasia and secularism, the Parti Québécois threatens to tear Canada apart. Margaret Somerville We form a society by buying in to shared values; they are the glue that binds us...
View ArticleHard cases make bad euthanasia laws
BY PAUL RUSSELL The pro-euthanasia lobby often promotes media reports of people facing difficult prognoses who wish to end their lives rather than face inevitable deterioration. Such persons often...
View ArticleBelgium: accelerating down the slippery slope
BY MICHAEL COOK Involuntary euthanasia is acceptable medical treatment, according to a recent official statement by the Belgian Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Although voluntary euthanasia is...
View ArticleUntil death do us part
I am haunted by the thought of loving intimacy replaced by a lethal injection. by Audrey Cole When Stephen Fletcher tabled his Private Member’s Bills in the Canadian House of Representatives, I started...
View ArticleAssisted suicide: the issue we can’t afford to get wrong
Good facts are absolutely essential for good ethics. by Margaret Somerville Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson recently wrote a pro-euthanasia column entitled “Assisted suicide – the issue we...
View ArticleQuebec legalises euthanasia
BY MICHAEL COOK Quebec has become the first Canadian province to legalise euthanasia. Bill 52 easily passed in the National Assembly yesterday by a vote of 94 to 22. “I want to congratulate ourselves...
View Article“Yes” to euthanasia brings a seismic shift in value
BY MARGARET SOMERVILLE Why, after millenniums of prohibiting the intentional killing of another human being, in particular by physicians, did Quebec politicians think euthanasia is a “progressive” idea...
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