Euthanasia
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Written on 29 Apr, 2011 at 12:43 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Pauline Kosalka
Baby Joseph, son of Moe Maraachli and Sana Nader of Windsor, is one year old and suffering from a undiagnosed neurological disorder that impairs his breathing. He was put under the care of the London Health Sciences Centre and is staying alive with the help of a respirator. LHSC officials said that Joseph is in a vegetative state and will not recover. In light of this, the hospital had opted to take ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Apr, 2011 at 11:56 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg Now that baby Joseph Maraachli has gone to the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, it is important to once again consider why this battle occurred and why the Ontario government needs to change the Health Care Consent Act.
The baby Joseph case was not about euthanasia. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition became involved in the baby Joseph case because the way that the decision was made will affect everyone. Many people ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Apr, 2011 at 19:20 in
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Pauline Kosalka An expert witness for the Quebec National Assembly’s Special Commission on the Issue of Dying with Dignity testified on Feb. 17 that legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide will lead to widespread abuse and the killing of the vulnerable.
Dr. François Primeau, a professor of psychiatry at Laval University and Chief of Geranto-Psychiatry at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis Hospital, used the Netherlands as an example of the impossibility of posing restrictions on the practice. “In the face of the experience of the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Jan, 2011 at 12:17 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Paul Tuns
On Nov. 29, child murderer Robert Latimer was granted full parole. Latimer, 58, was convicted in 1997 for second-degree murder after the 1993 gassing death of his daughter Tracy, then 12 and who had cerebral palsy.
Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer, was granted day parole in March 2008, but last year the parole board refused to grant him full parole. He sought looser restrictions and in September 2009, Latimer was required to check ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Jan, 2011 at 11:56 in
Columnist, Euthanasia, Paul Tuns | Author:
Paul Tuns Robert Latimer has been granted full parole. I am not surprised by the decision, just ticked off. It sends a terrible signal to society that the life of a person with a disability is less valuable than the life of an able-bodied person. That is sick, perverse and dehumanizing. Canada is better than that. As the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition’s Alex Schadenberg says, “the EPC has always held that Robert Latimer should be treated in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Jan, 2011 at 12:03 in
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Commentary Alex Schadenberg A study published in the Oct. 5 British Medical Journal found that nearly half of all euthanasia deaths in the Flanders region of Belgium were not reported. This study combined with the recent study that was published in the CMAJ in May 2010 that indicated that 32 per cent of all euthanasia deaths in the Flanders region of Belgium were without request or consent suggests that the Belgium euthanasia model is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Dec, 2010 at 9:37 in
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Alex Schadenberg For many years the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has been analyzing Canadian survey results related to euthanasia and assisted suicide. The first major survey that the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition commissioned was part of an Environics Group – National Omnibus survey in April 2001.
The recent Environics Group survey, sponsored by Life Canada, shows that the EPC strategy not only convinced MPs to vote against legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, but has also helped to shift public opinion against the legalization ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Nov, 2010 at 8:59 in
Euthanasia, Soconvivium | Author:
Paul Tuns Robert Latimer has been granted full parole. I am not surprised by the decision, just ticked off. It sends a terrible signal to society that the life of a person with a disability is less valuable than the life of an able-bodied person. That is sick and perverse and dehumanizing. Canada is better than that. As the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition's Alex Schadenberg says, "The EPC has always held that Robert Latimer should be treated in the same manner as any other person who was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Jun, 2010 at 5:55 in
Euthanasia, Politics | Author:
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Written on 4 May, 2010 at 7:17 in
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Interim Staff On April 21, Bill C-384 was overwhelmingly defeated when the House of Commons voted 228-59 against Francine Lalonde’s (BQ, La Pointe-de-l’Île) private member’s bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. After the vote, two Liberal MPs (Ujjal Dosanjh and Ken Dryden) sought but were denied permission to change their vote from in favour of C-384 to opposing it because they claimed they mistakeningly voted for the bill.
Lalonde’s campaign to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide began in 2005 when she first ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2010 at 6:33 in
Euthanasia, Politics | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Bipartisan opposition to private member’s bill legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide
On March 16, the House of Commons debated Bill C-384, MP Francine Lalonde`s (La Pointe-de-l’Île, BQ) private member’s bill to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia. The bill had already been debated for an hour in October, but the prorogation of Parliament in January and February moved it back to first reading. Bill C-384 should have already been voted ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 5:31 in
Announcements, Cover stories, Euthanasia, Features | Author:
Alex Schadenberg Where are we now? Where do we go?
This article is written to establish the current concerns related to the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide and the direction in which we must turn in order to reverse the trend toward giving physicians the right to intentionally and directly cause the deaths of their patients.
In Canada, the debate surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide has been growing ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 4:50 in
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On Dec. 30, Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked Governor General Michaelle Jean to prorogue Parliament, shutting it down until March 3. When Parliament prorogues, all unfinished government legislation dies, but private members bills do not. This means that C-384, the private members bill of Francine Lalonde that would legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide, will still be voted on when the new session begins.
Last Fall, Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, predicted C-384 would be defeated handily. That ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Dec, 2009 at 7:58 in
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Interim Staff A Belgian man diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 23 years after an automobile accident was found to be conscious the whole time. Rather he had a condition known as Locked-in Syndrome, in which a person is fully aware of all of their surroundings, but due to their cognitive disability are unable to respond.
After being re-diagnosed by neurological expert Dr Steven Laureys, Rom Houben was able to communicate his ordeal with the assistance of a computer. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Dec, 2009 at 8:34 in
Euthanasia, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor On Nov. 2, a column by Steven Fletcher appeared in the National Post about C-384, a private member’s bill that would legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide. Fletcher’s opinion could be influential; not only is he a Conservative MP and cabinet minister, he is a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair since a 1996 automobile accident, He said more should be done to improve the lives with severe disabilities and that care for terminally ill patients needs to get much better, but that is ... (Continue reading)
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