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Euthanasia of People with Dementia in the Netherlands

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This article in italics below appeared today on the excellent blog of our friend Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2011/07/euthanasia-of-people-with-dementia-in.html).   The Daily Mail paper in the UK reported on June 29, the for the first time euthanasia of people with dementia has been … [Read more...] about Euthanasia of People with Dementia in the Netherlands

A Good Letter to the Vancouver Sun from an Oregon Physician Opposed to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

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To read the letter in italics below on the Vancouver Sun website, go to http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Legalizing+assisted+suicide+mistake/5044960/story.html. Re: Westbank woman joins court fight to die with dignity, Column, June 29 I am a doctor in Oregon where physician-assisted suicide is legal. In my practice, I have discussed assisted suicide with more than a dozen … [Read more...] about A Good Letter to the Vancouver Sun from an Oregon Physician Opposed to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Wonderful News from Germany: The professional association of physicians unexpectedly votes to continue its ban on members assisting in suicides

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According to the bioethics website BioEdge, the German physicians association has voted by a wide margin to keep its ban on assisting in suicides. To read the article in parentheses below on the BioEdge website go to http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/9615/. After a heated debate German doctors have voted to maintain a ban on doctors assisting … [Read more...] about Wonderful News from Germany: The professional association of physicians unexpectedly votes to continue its ban on members assisting in suicides

Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Use Hurtful Language

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This week I read a very sad and disturbing blog post by a man suffering from terminal cancer in Washington State who soon intended to drink a doctor-prescribed lethal poison to end his life. In his reasoning he wrote, “…my quality of life has become unacceptable to me.”  When discussing the option of what life would be like if he continued to live he opined that “I guess they … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Use Hurtful Language

Good News Out of Canada

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There is good news out of Canada today!  The Court of Appeal for Ontario has issued a unanimous decision in the Rasouli Case upholding a lower court decision requiring doctors to gain the consent of family (or other substitute decision-maker) before withdrawing life support.  The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition had joined Rasouli Family in this important, precedent-setting … [Read more...] about Good News Out of Canada