From the blog of the Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse: Ethics, Law and the Common Good http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/09/3965?printerfriendly=true by Adam J. MacLeod September 14, 2011 As the proponents of assisted suicide strive to legalize it in Massachusetts, we should take another look at their arguments and the deceptions therein. The battle over … [Read more...] about A Look at the Deceptive Arguments of Assisted Suicide Advocates
Sliding down the Slippery Slope, It’s Still Not Too Late to Stop
This week brought more evidence that the slippery slope is real and that we are already sliding down it. The assisted suicide lobby launched a new effort to erode the “safeguards” it touts, and commentators noted the weakening of efforts to prevent suicide. Assisted Suicide Advocates Announce They Will Lobby to Have Reporting Requirements Dropped Barbara Coombs Lee of … [Read more...] about Sliding down the Slippery Slope, It’s Still Not Too Late to Stop
Assisted Suicide as Elder Abuse
By bioethicist Wesley Smith, this article appeared on "The Human Future", the blog of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Assisted Suicide as Elder Abuse Posted on September 6, 2011 by The CBC By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Anyone paying close attention to recent events must know that the assisted suicide movement’s ultimate … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide as Elder Abuse
Euthanasia Campaigner Shows Signs of Wavering on the Issue.
The article in italics below, by Alex Schadenberg, of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, can be accessed at http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html. Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Margaret Battin, a long-time researcher and promoter of legal euthanasia and assisted suicide appears to be showing signs of wavering on her position while caring for her … [Read more...] about Euthanasia Campaigner Shows Signs of Wavering on the Issue.
The Evidence Refutes Pro-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Study
The following is from the blog of Alex Schadenberg, director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. It is interesting in its own right, but particularly interesting in the light of a September 7 post on Schadenberg's blog. Monday, August 29, 2011 Margaret Battin research article was false when published in 2007 and remains false today. Euthanasia supporter … [Read more...] about The Evidence Refutes Pro-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Study
