Opponents of euthanasia need to be vigilant about electing lawmakers at the local but especially federal level who understand that intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong. Continue Reading »
When doctors imagine themselves deities who de facto know “what’s best” in difficult neo-natal cases, then the ethics of the ancient Hippocratic Oath seem to crumble. Continue Reading »
There is something more painful than physical suffering, worse even than death: Being told, and believing, that your life is worthless, and that you would be better off dead. Continue Reading »
As Canada's euthanasia laws become more loose and healthcare remains inaccessible, more individuals choose physician-assisted suicide. Continue Reading »
Despite its flaws, Louise Penny’s latest novel is ultimately a book of fundamental human goodness. It encourages us to look at a child, as happens at a significant New Year’s Eve moment, and not see “Down syndrome,” but a person with a name—a person given for us to love. Continue Reading »
The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying recently published formal guidelines that permit doctors to assist suicides via the Internet. Continue Reading »