Wesley J. Smith’s article “The Coming of Medical Martyrdom” highlights a troubling trend in Canada that would see physician’s religious rights sacrificed. But it’s not just in Saskatchewan this is happening.
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If individual autonomy is the jealous god it has proven itself to be, no rights of conscience or religious freedom will be permitted to stand in its way over the long term. But when does a person actually possess this autonomy to which he is said to have a right? Continue Reading »
Quebec’s Bill 52, An Act Respecting End of Life Care, passed 94–22 on 5 June 2014, a strong majority of the National Assembly endorsing the thesis of the Parti Québécois MNA, Véronique Hivon, that “Dying with dignity means dying with the least amount of suffering.” What this absurd thesis does to the very concept of dignity few seem to have pondered. Continue Reading »
Dutch euthanasia cases have risen 10% in the last year. From the story:A total of 2,331 people made official requests for help with killing themselves under euthanasia legislation last year, a 10% increase on 2007, Nos tv reports on Friday.The figure comes from the annual report published by the . . . . Continue Reading »
Diane Coleman and Steve Drake from Not Dead Yet are speaking. Coleman discussed the problems people with disabilities face in the health care context.Drake then took the microphone and told a touching story about his birth:The doctor told my parents that the good news was 100-1 that I would not . . . . Continue Reading »
Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo’s brother, has become a righteous advocate for the vulnerable and defenseless since his sister’s untimely demise. He opened today’s session of the euthanasia symposium with a stirring critique of media bias and the prevalent anti-disability attitudes . . . . Continue Reading »
The second international Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide will begin in about 2 hours. I don’t speak until this evening, so I think I will try to “live blog” here about some of what the very fine lineup of speakers have to say. “Live blog” might be a . . . . Continue Reading »
German historians are compiling the names of the people with developmental disabilities murdered (in addition to tens of thousands of people with physical disabilities) in the German Euthanasia Holocaust circa 1939-1945. From the story: German historians have started compiling a central register of . . . . Continue Reading »
With Washington about to vote on I-1000, and the legalization of euthanasia/assisted suicide under serious discussion in Canada, Australia, and soon in California, Arizona, Vermont, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, an article by Rene Leiva, a Canadian palliative care physician, is worth pondering. He . . . . Continue Reading »
A story just published in the UK’s Guardian is a diary account of the euthanasia death of Mieneke Weide-Boelkes, a woman with brain cancer, written by her son Marc Weide, who made it public. As such, and because it is so awful, it seemed to me that frank comment was warranted. I sent it off to . . . . Continue Reading »
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