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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...

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La 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...

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It 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...

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Everything you need to know about euthanasia in Quebec

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Insane 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...

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Quebec 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...

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Belgium 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...

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Swedish 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...

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Does 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’....

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Fact-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...

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Euthanasia 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....

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Why 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...

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A 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...

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Quebec 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...

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Hard 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...

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Belgium: 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...

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Until 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...

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Assisted 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...

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Quebec 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...

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“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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