Last night, Alex Schadenberg (of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) was the first speaker of conference. ---- In the US the proponents are pushing Assisted Suicide (AS). In Canada they’re pushing Euthanasia (EU). EU-Intentionally cause the death of someone. EU is seen as a form of homicide in US EU legal in BE-NE-LUX (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) AS-Someone … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide overview by Alex Schadenberg
First National Conference Against Assisted Suicide
This weekend I'm at the First National Conference Against Assisted Suicide. Today I took a flight in from JFK (barely making it due to construction/flooding), picked up my rental and headed to the hotel. This evening has been filled with informal meetings and greetings. Sharing struggles and opinions, what's worked in other states, and what hasn't. It's great to have … [Read more...] about First National Conference Against Assisted Suicide
Assisted Suicide on Demand, Even for the Healthy
The proponents of assisted suicide insist it will only be for people with terminal illness, but what they really want is assisted suicide on demand, for any reason, or none. Thanks to Alex Schadenberg and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition for sharing this news: a court in Switzerland has overturned the fine of a doctor who assisted in the suicide of a man without any … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide on Demand, Even for the Healthy
When Doctors Think Cost-Cutting Makes Them Better “Stewards of the Larger Society” Than Caregiving
The article linked below appeared in the New York Times on April 18, 2014. The trend it describes, of medical groups, individual doctors, and insurance companies making treatment decisions based on cost rather than effectiveness is dangerous in itself but would be much more so in the presence of legal assisted suicide. The article describes the decisions as being made … [Read more...] about When Doctors Think Cost-Cutting Makes Them Better “Stewards of the Larger Society” Than Caregiving
Slippery Slope: Belgian ICU Physicians’ Group Adopts Explicit Policy of Euthanizing Patients Without Consent
The linked statement, which appeared in the Journal of Critical Care, does away with whatever illusions anyone had that only the willing are killed under assisted suicide and euthanasia laws. Euthanasia is legal in Belgium, but until now patient consent has been required. Now Belgian doctors are asserting the right to decide which patients, including children, are … [Read more...] about Slippery Slope: Belgian ICU Physicians’ Group Adopts Explicit Policy of Euthanizing Patients Without Consent