Euthanasia
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 at 8:07 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
On June 12, Francine Lalonde (Bloc Quebecois - La Pointe-de-l’Île) introduced Bill C-562, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Right to Die With Dignity) to amend Subsections 222(7) and 241(2) of the Criminal Code with an eye to legalizing euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
In June 2005, Lalonde introduced Bill C-407, a similar ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2008 at 7:44 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
Recently, there have been some disturbing trends in Europe towards fewer restrictions on euthanasia and assisted suicide. Pressures also are appearing to establish a “right” to be killed.
Euthanasia and assisted suicide were legalized in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2002. The Netherlands had effectively legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide by the decree of the courts in 1985, with the 2002 legalization simply codifying accepted practice into law.... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 May, 2008 at 10:32 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
During an interview on the CBC radio show Cross Country Checkup in March, Jocelyn Downie, the Canada research chair in health, law and policy from Dalhousie University, stated she knew that new legislation was being drafted to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. Downie also said a new test case had been drafted to challenge the Criminal Code prohibitions of euthanasia via the courts.... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2008 at 9:41 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Interim Staff Convicted child killer Robert Latimer was granted day parole by an appeal board in February and then released in mid-March.
Latimer, who killed his daughter Tracy, who had cerebral palsy, in 1993 and was convicted by two juries of second-degree murder, began his 10-25 year sentence in 2001, after the Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision. In December, the National Parole Board found Latimer insufficiently remorseful ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2008 at 9:21 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
Once again the Oregon Death With Dignity Act annual report is more about numbers than actual information. It is important to note that there are no case reports connected to the annual report on Oregon’s assisted suicides, and there is no guarantee that all the cases of assisted suicide have been reported.... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2008 at 8:50 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg Samuel Golubchuk is an orthodox Jewish man who is on life-support at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg.Grace Hospital believes it has the right to end this life-sustaining care against the wishes of the Golubchuk family. Samuel is currently dependent on a respirator and receives fluids and food through a feeding tube.
On March 14, Neil Kravetsky and the lawyers for Grace Hospital met to discuss a suitable court ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Feb, 2008 at 9:59 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Interim Staff
The most important part of the International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide was the strategy session that was held on Nov. 29, the day before the public symposium began. International leaders had an opportunity to discuss their concerns and successes. This was a ground-breaking moment for many of the leaders who work in their jurisdictions and rarely get the opportunity to discuss their organizational ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Feb, 2008 at 9:52 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg The family of Samuel Golubchuk, an 84-year-old orthodox Jewish man in Winnipeg, is fighting to save his life. On Nov. 30, Golubchuk’s family was told by doctors at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg that they were going to remove the respirator, fluids and food from him. The family acted by initiating an injunction against the hospital to ensure he would continue to live.
On Dec. 11, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2008 at 15:15 in
Euthanasia, Youth Activism | Author:
Megan Middleton
Twenty-year-old Amanda Phillips is an example of what a young woman can accomplish when she sets her heart on serving Canada’s unborn. She is an office assistant with Alberta Pro-Life, which describes itself as “a province-wide group which works to educate and motivate Albertans on life issues, most notably abortion and euthanasia.” She is also the ministry co-ordinator for The Back Porch, an 11th ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2008 at 15:13 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Frank Monozlai
Broad coalitions stem the tide of euthanasia
Amidst the presentations at the First International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Toronto Nov. 30-Dec. 1 were three speakers who spoke about the successful attempts by those opposed to the practice to halt the passage of laws legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide in England, California and Vermont. They were represented ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2008 at 15:11 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Angela Braun
The first International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide held in Toronto Nov. 30-Dec. 1 hosted numerous informative speakers on the subject. However, the most poignant testimonials came from those who spoke from personal experience, those whose lives bore the wounds inflicted by the culture of death mentality.
Alison Davis, from the United Kingdom, was one such speaker. A disabled ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2008 at 15:04 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
Disabilities rights groups cheer decision, vow to continue fight
Robert Latimer, who is serving a life-sentence in the second-degree murder of his daughter Tracy in September 1993, has been denied early parole by a three-member panel of the National Parole Board.
He had applied for day parole after serving seven years of the 10-year mandatory minimum sentence ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Sep, 2007 at 9:39 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Head of Vermont Alliance for
Ethical Health Care talks with The Interim
Editor’s Note: Euthanasia Prevention Coalition executive director Alex Schadenberg interviewed Dr. Bob Orr, president of the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care, for The Interim. On March 21, 2007, the Vermont Legislature rejected Bill H. 44, which if passed would have legalized assisted suicide in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Aug, 2007 at 14:10 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg The Interim
The Canadian Medical A ssociation released a new ethics statement concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide on May 29 that re-affirmed the CMA's opposition to these practices and asks its membership to uphold the principles of palliative care. The policy summary includes definitions of euthanasia and assisted suicide, background information, basic medical ethical principles and physician concerns about legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
The CMA defines euthanasia as knowingly and intentionally performing an act that is explicitly intended to end another ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Aug, 2007 at 13:28 in
Euthanasia | Author:
Alex Schadenberg The Interim On June 21, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition received a request from a supporter in Nova Scotia, asking us to read the obituary in the Halifax Chronicle Herald newspaper for an Elizabeth MacDonald. The obituary stated that MacDonald, who had multiple sclerosis, died on June 8 in Switzerland at the Dignitas assisted suicide clinic.
The obituary specifically thanked Ludwig Minelli and the members of Dignitas in Zurich (Bernard ... (Continue reading)
