We’re a little late in posting the news, but Bill C-384 was defeated by a vote of 228-59. Alex Schadenberg and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition aren’t stopping with this victory though. We are working to turn the debate on this …
Bill C-384, introduced by MP Francine Lalonde (BQ), is set to go to a vote in parliament tomorrow. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is encouraging everyone to either call/e-mail their respective Members of Parliament and tell them to oppose this bill. …
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Margaret Somerville had some fantastic articles on euthanasia recently. First, an article in the Globe (via ProWomanProLife) which presents a comprehensive overview of the problems with euthanasia, namely the trend of initially requiring some sort of justification but quickly giving …
Remember Canadians for Care? I just realized they have a blog highlighting opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Unfortunately for not-quite-bilingual people like me, they seem to have French and English mixed up in the same feed, but it still …
From the Catholic Register: “Who can repeatedly say with confidence that helping someone in unbearable pain, particularly someone in palliative care — that is definitely unbearable pain — is a crime?” she asked. “Many witnesses speak about helping someone die …
This article from the BBC is remarkable. Check out the videos as well if you have time. There is so much we do not know about patients in this “persistent vegetative state” and instead of using starvation and dehydration, the …
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As an extension of our series on euthanasia and assisted suicide, we’re working our way through COLF‘s “quick answers to common arguments” document. This is argument number three. “Living is not an obligation. I don’t want to die hooked up …
As an extension of our series on euthanasia and assisted suicide, we’re diving into COLF‘s “quick answers to common arguments” document. Here’s argument number two. “I want to die with dignity.” There is nothing dignified about swallowing a pill or …
As an extension of last week’s series on euthanasia and assisted suicide, we’ll be diving into COLF‘s “quick answers to common arguments” document. This is the first argument. “It’s my life, my death, my freedom, my choice, my right!” Euthanasia …
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Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, delivered a lecture at the University of Toronto last week, so we’ve been focusing on the topics he covered in our series on euthanasia and assisted suicide. We’ve uploaded video from …