Stopping the evil domino chain

Dear Friends,

A few short years ago, when we were first confronted with the possibility of euthanasia, many warned of a slippery slope that would lead to fearful unknown conclusions. Experience has shown that a better analogy would be that of falling dominoes, where it becomes obvious what reactions are to follow in this terrible chain of events.

For this is nothing like a sudden impetuous slide. Rather, it is a methodical succession of seemingly inevitable events. The excruciatingly slow progress of ...

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Medical aid in dying: an open letter from a schizophrenic

Courtesy translation of “Aide médicale à mourir: lettre ouverte d’une schizophrène” provided by the Physicians’ Allliance against Euthanasia

Renée Charron Author of the book “One day, I carried the world. My journey through schizophrenia…” («Un jour, j’ai porté le monde. Ma traversée de la schizophrénie»)

I learned the news and was, like many, in shock: Medical aid in dying would soon be available to people with serious mental disorders. Last Monday, I learned that Minister McCann backed down ...

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Message from the Canadian Physicians for life: Delta Hospice update

You have probably been aware of the BC Government’s order for the Delta Hospice to start providing MAiD on-site.

The hospice has pointed out to the government that it would be in violation of the Societies Act if it provided MAiD. The Societies Act says that the Delta Hospice must act within its Charter and that Charter requires the hospice to help people ‘live fully”

The Hospice has also offered ...

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True compassion and prudence. December 2019 Newsletter of the Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia

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Dear friends,

On September 11, 2019, Quebec Superior Court judge Christine Baudouin ruled that the prohibition of “medical assistance in dying” of people who are not at the “end of life” (in the Quebec law) or whose death is not “reasonably foreseeable” ( Canadian law) is unconstitutional. Elated by its victory, the death lobby is now pressing the Prime Minister to weaken the law even further by removing the requirement ...

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True compassion and prudence

Dear Friends,

On September 11, 2019, Quebec Superior Court judge Christine Baudouin ruled that the prohibition of “medical assistance in dying” of people who are not at the “end of life” (in the Quebec law) or whose death is not “reasonably foreseeable” ( Canadian law) is unconstitutional. Elated by its victory, the death lobby is now pressing the Prime Minister to weaken the law even further by removing the requirement that a person be capable of consenting to the euthanasia ...

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Urgent Call to Action – Support Alberta’s Bill 207

Dear members and supporters,

Bill 207, Conscience Rights (Health Care Providers) Protection Act passed its first vote on November 7th, 2019 and was debated yesterday by the Standing Committee of the Alberta Legislative Assembly.

A lack of public input was a major concern. The committee will debate again later this week, allowing a limited number of stakeholder presentations for each side and unlimited written submissions, to inform them of public opinion on the issue. 

Without adequate public support for ...

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Who is left to defend ill and disabled patients? October-November 2019 Newsletter of the Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia

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“Things are what they are”, runs traditional wisdom. True or false. Right or wrong.

But that was yesterday. Now, apparently, things are whatever you would like them to be:

  • Jean Truchon and Nicole Gladu, for instance, believe that they should have access to euthanasia because of their disabilities, even though they are in no way near the “end of life” as stipulated by the law.
  • The euthanasia lobby agreed enthusiastically with this claim, and provided the ...
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Who is left to defend ill and disabled patients?

“Things are what they are”, runs traditional wisdom. True or false. Right or wrong.

But that was yesterday. Now, apparently, things are whatever you would like them to be:

  • Jean Truchon and Nicole Gladu, for instance, believe that they should have access to euthanasia because of their disabilities, even though they are in no way near the “end of life” as stipulated by the law.
  • The euthanasia lobby agreed enthusiastically with this claim, and provided the financial and legal resources required to mount ...
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Euthanasia in Canada: Unequal Choices

Where some choices (imitating George Orwell) are “more equal” than others.

Recent Developments

[For further information about the original court decision and subsequent legislation that legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada in 2016, under the euphemism Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), see Leiva R, Cottle MM, Ferrier C, Harding SR, Lau T, McQuiston T, Scott JF. Euthanasia in Canada: a cautionary tale. WMJ [Internet]. 2018 Sep [cited 2019 Oct 20];64(3):17-23. Available from https://www.wma.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WMJ_3_2018-1.pdf]

A) Hastening Death: Government actions, court rulings, health authority ...

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