Steven Passmore, a Canadian man with disabilities wrote this open letter to the prime minister expressing his concerns about the supreme Court decision on euthanasia and assisted suicide: Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
Euthanasia will be legal in Quebec beginning December 10th, 2015. All 29 palliative care centres in the province have indicated that they will not offer euthanasia on their premises. The palliative care department of the
Gerbert van Loenen, a Dutch journalist once "regarded euthanasia as a symbol of Dutch progressiveness" but now "I have changed into a person who is more reserved on the subject ". Van Loenen 's
The government of Quebec passed Bill 52 legalizing euthanasia in June 2014, calling it 'medical aid in dying'. Euthanasia can be provided in the province beginning December 10, 2015. The province has no jurisdiction
On July 17, the federal government announced the creation of an expert panel to examine the February 6th decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Carter v. Canada which struck down the
Terri Schiavo is a Florida woman who was dehydrated to death in March 2005 following a court decision. Fifteen years earlier in February 1990, Terri had collapsed and suffered brain damage. Later in 1998, her husband
Assisted suicide is presented by those who support it as a matter of autonomy and choice. But sometimes choice is an illusion. Vulnerable persons may be ever so gently steered in the direction of
There is reason to be concerned about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Consider the following: Assisted suicide and euthanasia devalue the lives of people with disabilities or chronic illness. There is a disability prejudice underlying
Life Canada, the national educational pro-life organization released this letter on April 2, 2015 following the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Carter case: Open Letter to the Government of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Carter case is a devastating one in that it allows assisted suicide and euthanasia. The Court struck down section 241 of the Criminal Code which forbids assisted