When Quebec MP Francine Lalonde proposed Bill C-407, an amendment to the Criminal Code that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, she did so with reference to the “right to die with dignity.” Abortion advocates regularly justify pre-natal infanticide with the so-called “right to choose.” And when marriage was redefined in Canadian law to include same-sex unions, it was done in the [...]
Commentary by Wesley J. Smith Special to The Interim Ralph Nader once mused to me about what a terrible thing it was that Jack Kevorkian was (at the time) the world’s most famous doctor. He was right. That distinct honour should have belonged to Dame Cecily Saunders, the founder of the modern hospice movement, who died at the age 87 in London [...]
Proposed legislation attacks vulnerable Canadians who need to be protectedAnalysis by Alex Schadenberg The Interim On June 15, MP Francine Lalonde (Bloc Québécois - La Pointe-de-l’Île) introduced Bill C-407, an act to amend the Criminal Code for the right to “die with dignity.” This bill would amend Sections 222 and 241 of the Criminal Code. Section 222 of concerns homicide. The prohibition [...]
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has been involved in conducting a comprehensive poll concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide. The poll involved 1,122 participants who are involved in an online survey company. Dr. Will Johnston, president of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of B.C., expressed an interest in determining the effect on the Canadian public of the acquittal of Evelyn Martens. “We were also concerned [...]
Alex Schadenberg The Interim The Terri Schindler-Schiavo tragedy has affected North American society forever. Most people who believe in the sanctity of human life would never have thought that a person, who was not otherwise dying, would be allowed by the courts to be dehydrated and starved to death. Another way in which the case has affected society is the media-driven promotion [...]
Dina Kok The Interim According to a recent study published in The Lancet, a British medical journal, over half of the critically ill babies and infants who died in the mostly Dutch region of Flanders in Belgium had their lives ended by euthanasia. The study reported that Belgian doctors were directly responsible for 143 cases out of a total 253 newborn deaths, [...]
Pete Vere The Interim On Jan. 24, there was a terrible setback for right-to-life and disability advocates. The United States Supreme Court rejected Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s appeal in a case that pitted him against Michael Schiavo. Assisted by his attorney and well-known euthanasia advocate George Felos, Michael is seeking to withdraw the feeding tube currently needed by his wife, Terri Schindler-Schiavo. [...]
Anti-euthanasia group gets behind clinical trials of neural toxin Interim Staff Euthanasia advocates often cite extreme cases of intractable pain in cancer as a justification for "compassionate" assisted suicide. Now, the argument could be made moot by a little spiny fish popular with Japanese restaurant goers as Fugu, the daredevil dish. This particular fish emits one of nature's strongest neural toxins, a [...]
Consumer's Guide to a Brave New World by Wesley Smith (Encounter Books, $38.95 in bookstores or $35.00 through the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, toll free at: 1-877-439-3348, 219 pgs ) Reviewed by Alex Schadenberg The Interim Consumer's Guide to a Brave New World (Brave New World) is Wesley J. Smith's latest book. Smith, a senior fellow with the Discovery Institute and the legal [...]
Consumer's Guide to a Brave New Worldby Wesley Smith (Encounter Books, $38.95 in bookstores or $35.00 through the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, toll free at: 1-877-439-3348, 219 pgs ) Reviewed by Alex Schadenberg The Interim Consumer's Guide to a Brave New World (Brave New World) is Wesley J. Smith's latest book. Smith, a senior fellow with the Discovery Institute and the legal counsel [...]
Anti-euthanasia group gets behind clinical trials of neural toxin Interim Staff Euthanasia advocates often cite extreme cases of intractable pain in cancer as a justification for "compassionate" assisted suicide. Now, the argument could be made moot by a little spiny fish popular with Japanese restaurant goers as Fugu, the daredevil dish. This particular fish emits one of nature's strongest neural toxins, a [...]
Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, said he believes there was enough evidence to convict Evelyn Martens of aiding and abetting a suicide. He said that the prosecution did not have to prove that she physically assisted the suicide, only that she provided the means. Schadenberg cited the evidence that was offered at the trial: "Consider the following facts: [...]
Interim Staff The federal government's top law enforcement official speculated about liberalizing this country's assisted suicide laws, following the acquittal of one of Canada's leading euthanasia activists. On Nov. 4, Evelyn Martens, a 73-year-old euthanasia campaigner, was acquitted of charges of assisting in the suicides of two B.C. women. Martens pleaded not guilty to the charge of aiding former nun Monique Charest, [...]
Interim Staff The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition's fifth euthanasia symposium, this one co-hosted with the EPC of British Columbia, and held in Vancouver on Sept. 25, was a great success. The 100 participants were pleased by the speakers, from whom they learned about euthanasia and eugenics, the law and disability issues, advances in pain and symptom management and world-wide developments. The symposium was [...]
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has been closely following the trial of Evelyn Martens in Duncan B.C. Bev Welsh, a retired palliative care nurse, has been attending the trial on a daily basis, to ensure that the information the organization has is accurate. Martens was charged with aiding and abetting the suicide deaths of Monique Charest and Leyanne Burchell of British Columbia. The [...]