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Assisted Suicide
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October 13, 2019
Assisted Suicide Laws Dangerous for the Disabled
National Council on Disability report: “assisted suicide has expanded considerably over time, including many disabilities that, when properly treated, do not result in death, including arthritis, diabetes, and kidney failure” - so-called ‘safeguards’ ineffective
http://notdeadyet.org/2019/10/federal-study-finds-assisted-suicide-laws-rife-with-dangers-to-people-with-disabilities.html
October 30th webinar - Disability Rights Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws. Details and registration here -
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/announcing-webinar-disability-rights.html
International “Affirm Dignity-End Euthanasia” campaign launches to warn of the dangers of euthanasia laws, with the self-evident slippery slope in Belgium and the Netherlands cited as prime examples
https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Christian-charity-launches-campaign-to-end-euthanasia
Journal article advocates euthanasia for the mentally ill. Question: will ‘intractable mental illness’ turn out to be as bogus an argument as ‘intractable pain’ did? Where does all this end, exactly?
https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/new-edition-of-ajob-considers-euthanasia-for-mentally-ill/13238
Aussie doc to lawmakers: if you pass a euthanasia bill, you should set up ‘kill clinics’ instead of demanding doctors do your dirty work for you
https://thewest.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/kalgoorlie-gp-calls-for-euthanasia-kill-clinics-ng-b881349458z
You want to force doctors to perform euthanasia against their conscience? What happened to your ‘freedom and autonomy’ argument?
Most West Australian doctors want palliative care options, involvement of disease specialists in treatment decisions, and other measures missing from pending bill
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-doctors-demand-changes-to-dying-laws-to-protect-patients-20191007-p52yd5.html
West Australian palliative care practitioners criticize new government money for palliative care as a mere pittance
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-to-hike-palliative-care-funding-ahead-of-upper-house-euthanasia-fight-20191010-p52zbv.html
Hospice: a cover for assisted suicide? Or, as argued here, an effective way to lessen support for assisted suicide laws.
https://evolutionnews.org/2019/10/a-trojan-horse-for-euthanasia-no/
Doctors and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition urge Canadian government to appeal court decision striking ‘reasonably foreseeable death’ requirement from assisted suicide law
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/epc-letter-to-attorney-general-of.html
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https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/physicians-urge-protection-of.html
Trudeau pushing more euthanasia on Canada
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/search?q=trudeauhttps://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/mckitty-decision-ontario-court-of.html
Assisted suicide is sold as ‘death with dignity’ but “it inevitably leads to the premature deaths of non-dying people”
http://notdeadyet.org/2019/10/minneapolis-star-tribune-publishes-john-kellys-excellent-letter.html
“Nevada Passes Law Allowing Doctors to Starve Dementia Patients to Death”. #SlipperySlope
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/07/nevada-passes-law-allowing-doctors-to-starve-dementia-patients-to-death/
“Fatal Flaws” anti-euthanasia film wins two more awards. #TwoThumbsUp
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/fatal-flaws-film-continues-receiving.html
Assisted Suicide Laws Dangerous for the Disabled
National Council on Disability report: “assisted suicide has expanded considerably over time, including many disabilities that, when properly treated, do not result in death, including arthritis, diabetes, and kidney failure” - so-called ‘safeguards’ ineffective
http://notdeadyet.org/2019/10/federal-study-finds-assisted-suicide-laws-rife-with-dangers-to-people-with-disabilities.html
October 30th webinar - Disability Rights Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws. Details and registration here -
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/announcing-webinar-disability-rights.html
International “Affirm Dignity-End Euthanasia” campaign launches to warn of the dangers of euthanasia laws, with the self-evident slippery slope in Belgium and the Netherlands cited as prime examples
https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Christian-charity-launches-campaign-to-end-euthanasia
Journal article advocates euthanasia for the mentally ill. Question: will ‘intractable mental illness’ turn out to be as bogus an argument as ‘intractable pain’ did? Where does all this end, exactly?
https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/new-edition-of-ajob-considers-euthanasia-for-mentally-ill/13238
Aussie doc to lawmakers: if you pass a euthanasia bill, you should set up ‘kill clinics’ instead of demanding doctors do your dirty work for you
https://thewest.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/kalgoorlie-gp-calls-for-euthanasia-kill-clinics-ng-b881349458z
You want to force doctors to perform euthanasia against their conscience? What happened to your ‘freedom and autonomy’ argument?
Most West Australian doctors want palliative care options, involvement of disease specialists in treatment decisions, and other measures missing from pending bill
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-doctors-demand-changes-to-dying-laws-to-protect-patients-20191007-p52yd5.html
West Australian palliative care practitioners criticize new government money for palliative care as a mere pittance
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-to-hike-palliative-care-funding-ahead-of-upper-house-euthanasia-fight-20191010-p52zbv.html
Hospice: a cover for assisted suicide? Or, as argued here, an effective way to lessen support for assisted suicide laws.
https://evolutionnews.org/2019/10/a-trojan-horse-for-euthanasia-no/
Doctors and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition urge Canadian government to appeal court decision striking ‘reasonably foreseeable death’ requirement from assisted suicide law
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/epc-letter-to-attorney-general-of.html
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https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/physicians-urge-protection-of.html
Trudeau pushing more euthanasia on Canada
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/search?q=trudeauhttps://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/mckitty-decision-ontario-court-of.html
Assisted suicide is sold as ‘death with dignity’ but “it inevitably leads to the premature deaths of non-dying people”
http://notdeadyet.org/2019/10/minneapolis-star-tribune-publishes-john-kellys-excellent-letter.html
“Nevada Passes Law Allowing Doctors to Starve Dementia Patients to Death”. #SlipperySlope
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/07/nevada-passes-law-allowing-doctors-to-starve-dementia-patients-to-death/
“Fatal Flaws” anti-euthanasia film wins two more awards. #TwoThumbsUp
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/fatal-flaws-film-continues-receiving.html
October 6, 2019
Psychiatrist: facilitating assisted suicide is unethical - there are no ‘best practices’, ‘autonomy’ does not mean coercing others, you don’t need a doctor to administer a lethal dose, etc.
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/suicide/physician-assisted-suicide-there-are-no-best-practices
Colorado case attempting to force Catholic hospital to perform assisted suicide heads back to state court
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/04/catholic-hospital-faces-lawsuit-after-firing-employee-who-planned-to-kill-patient-in-assisted-suicide/
Trudeau promises more permissive assisted suicide law after Quebec court knocks down terminal illness requirement (he chose not to fight the decision)
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/trudeau-expands-canadas-euthanasia-law.html
Family of euthanized healthy depressed Canadian man question whether he was capable of consent and assert his natural death was not reasonably foreseeable; ask police to investigate assisted suicide apparently performed outside the legal guidelines
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/family-questions-criteria-after-euthanization-of-canadian-man-33454
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https://www.mercatornet.com/careful/view/canadas-euthanasia-law-under-fire-after-euthanasia-of-depressed-patient/22912
Aboriginal expert warns legalizing euthanasia in Australia will deter indigenous people - already suspicious of ‘whitefella medicine’ - from seeking healthcare
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/pat-dodsons-warning-on-legalised-euthanasia/news-story/c363dfa011c59046d07bb4c093a2867c
If euthanasia is so great, why do advocates have to dress it up as ‘assisted dying’, ‘death with dignity’, ‘right to die’, and other mendacious phrases?
https://www.irishcatholic.com/truth-and-lies-over-euthanasia/
October 30th webinar - Disability Rights Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws. Details and registration here -
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/announcing-webinar-disability-rights.html
Psychiatrist: facilitating assisted suicide is unethical - there are no ‘best practices’, ‘autonomy’ does not mean coercing others, you don’t need a doctor to administer a lethal dose, etc.
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/suicide/physician-assisted-suicide-there-are-no-best-practices
Colorado case attempting to force Catholic hospital to perform assisted suicide heads back to state court
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/04/catholic-hospital-faces-lawsuit-after-firing-employee-who-planned-to-kill-patient-in-assisted-suicide/
Trudeau promises more permissive assisted suicide law after Quebec court knocks down terminal illness requirement (he chose not to fight the decision)
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/10/trudeau-expands-canadas-euthanasia-law.html
Family of euthanized healthy depressed Canadian man question whether he was capable of consent and assert his natural death was not reasonably foreseeable; ask police to investigate assisted suicide apparently performed outside the legal guidelines
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/family-questions-criteria-after-euthanization-of-canadian-man-33454
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https://www.mercatornet.com/careful/view/canadas-euthanasia-law-under-fire-after-euthanasia-of-depressed-patient/22912
Aboriginal expert warns legalizing euthanasia in Australia will deter indigenous people - already suspicious of ‘whitefella medicine’ - from seeking healthcare
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/pat-dodsons-warning-on-legalised-euthanasia/news-story/c363dfa011c59046d07bb4c093a2867c
If euthanasia is so great, why do advocates have to dress it up as ‘assisted dying’, ‘death with dignity’, ‘right to die’, and other mendacious phrases?
https://www.irishcatholic.com/truth-and-lies-over-euthanasia/
October 30th webinar - Disability Rights Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws. Details and registration here -
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/announcing-webinar-disability-rights.html
September 29, 2019
Top Court Decriminalizes Euthanasia in Majority-Catholic Italy
Top Court Decriminalizes Euthanasia in Majority-Catholic Italy; Catholic Church objects
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49837610
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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/italys-bishops-society-loses-light-of-reason-with-legalization-of-euthanasia-67866
Belgian doctor charged with murder for four ‘mercy’ killings done outside Belgium’s already-permissive euthanasia law; six other cases being investigated. So much for ‘safeguards’. #EuthanasiaManiaSyndrome
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/belgian-doctor-charged-with-murder-of.html
Netherlands prosecutors ask top court to clarify euthanasia standards after doctor acquitted of wrong-doing despite asking family to hold demented woman down against her will for lethal injection.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/dutch-supreme-court-asked-to-clarify-euthanasia-case/2019/09/26/103be712-e049-11e9-be7f-4cc85017c36f_story.html
Canada’s top court needs to clarify eligibility definitions in euthanasia law after Quebec provincial court knocks down ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/bc-court-agrees-to-drop-court-case.html
Assisted suicides in Canada - already exceeding 8,000 - to spike after court decision eliminating ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/27/8000-patients-have-been-killed-since-canada-legalized-euthanasia-a-judge-just-made-it-even-easier/
Doctors assist in the suicide of healthy depressed Canadian man over family’s objections; case shows what will happen after ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard knocked down
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/search?q=favaro&max-results=20&by-date=true
Battle to force Catholic hospitals in Canada to perform assisted suicide is just beginning; Catholic nuns no longer own Nova Scotia hospital ordered to provide procedure, so goal of forcing Catholics to engage in this practice not yet reached
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/st-marthas-catholic-hospital-will-not.html
Critics object that Western Australia assisted suicide bill allows the two reviewing doctors to be in business together. And they don’t have to know anything about palliative care. So much for ‘safeguards’.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/doctors-rep-warns-of-lack-of-safeguards-in-wa-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-bill-50226
UK ‘mercy’ killing - man cleared of murder, gets suspended sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter for pushing his demented mother off a balcony. #DeathCulture
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/25/man-who-euthanized-his-mom-because-she-had-alzheimers-cleared-of-murder-youve-suffered-enough/
Inside euthanasia’s Pandora’s Box - fallible human beings grappling with shades of gray and the foreseeability of people being killed against their will
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lifting-the-us-ban-on-euthanasia-may-be-more-complicated-than-you-think/2019/09/23/f0151198-de3b-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html
The euthanistas started by offering clarity and ‘compassion’ - to rid the world of ‘unbearable pain’ and give people ‘autonomy’ - but the coercion, confusion, and moral degradation resulting from this nasty business are now plain for all to see. Society has been snookered by the Left about assisted suicide and you can bet your bottom dollar they won’t stop here. #WrongTurn
The Nazis (National SOCIALISTS) started small, too, with subtle attitudinal shifts towards the chronically ill, but later graduated to exterminating the ideologically and racially unwanted.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/09/25/physician-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-dementia-doctors-column/2426908001/
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http://www.nenzen.net/medical-dictatorship.html
Top Court Decriminalizes Euthanasia in Majority-Catholic Italy
Top Court Decriminalizes Euthanasia in Majority-Catholic Italy; Catholic Church objects
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49837610
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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/italys-bishops-society-loses-light-of-reason-with-legalization-of-euthanasia-67866
Belgian doctor charged with murder for four ‘mercy’ killings done outside Belgium’s already-permissive euthanasia law; six other cases being investigated. So much for ‘safeguards’. #EuthanasiaManiaSyndrome
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/belgian-doctor-charged-with-murder-of.html
Netherlands prosecutors ask top court to clarify euthanasia standards after doctor acquitted of wrong-doing despite asking family to hold demented woman down against her will for lethal injection.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/dutch-supreme-court-asked-to-clarify-euthanasia-case/2019/09/26/103be712-e049-11e9-be7f-4cc85017c36f_story.html
Canada’s top court needs to clarify eligibility definitions in euthanasia law after Quebec provincial court knocks down ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/bc-court-agrees-to-drop-court-case.html
Assisted suicides in Canada - already exceeding 8,000 - to spike after court decision eliminating ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/27/8000-patients-have-been-killed-since-canada-legalized-euthanasia-a-judge-just-made-it-even-easier/
Doctors assist in the suicide of healthy depressed Canadian man over family’s objections; case shows what will happen after ‘death reasonably foreseeable’ standard knocked down
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/search?q=favaro&max-results=20&by-date=true
Battle to force Catholic hospitals in Canada to perform assisted suicide is just beginning; Catholic nuns no longer own Nova Scotia hospital ordered to provide procedure, so goal of forcing Catholics to engage in this practice not yet reached
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2019/09/st-marthas-catholic-hospital-will-not.html
Critics object that Western Australia assisted suicide bill allows the two reviewing doctors to be in business together. And they don’t have to know anything about palliative care. So much for ‘safeguards’.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/doctors-rep-warns-of-lack-of-safeguards-in-wa-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-bill-50226
UK ‘mercy’ killing - man cleared of murder, gets suspended sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter for pushing his demented mother off a balcony. #DeathCulture
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/25/man-who-euthanized-his-mom-because-she-had-alzheimers-cleared-of-murder-youve-suffered-enough/
Inside euthanasia’s Pandora’s Box - fallible human beings grappling with shades of gray and the foreseeability of people being killed against their will
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lifting-the-us-ban-on-euthanasia-may-be-more-complicated-than-you-think/2019/09/23/f0151198-de3b-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html
The euthanistas started by offering clarity and ‘compassion’ - to rid the world of ‘unbearable pain’ and give people ‘autonomy’ - but the coercion, confusion, and moral degradation resulting from this nasty business are now plain for all to see. Society has been snookered by the Left about assisted suicide and you can bet your bottom dollar they won’t stop here. #WrongTurn
The Nazis (National SOCIALISTS) started small, too, with subtle attitudinal shifts towards the chronically ill, but later graduated to exterminating the ideologically and racially unwanted.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/09/25/physician-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-dementia-doctors-column/2426908001/
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http://www.nenzen.net/medical-dictatorship.html