Euthanasia Articles
SCC assisted suicide decision is irresponsible and dangerous
Alex Schadenberg The Supreme Court of Canada has made an activist decision by giving physicians the right in [...]
Death wish
“Fear not,” Dingwall said, when I complained about the Supreme Court’s invalidation of the law against physician-assisted suicide. “What do [...]
Reaction to Carter decision
“The Supreme Court is naïve to think that assisted suicide will not be abused, when abuse already occurs ... Giving [...]
In search of ‘good death’
The first appearance of the word “euthanasia” in English occurs in Francis Bacon’s discussion of incurable diseases. He exhorts doctors [...]
A decision notwithstanding
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent declaration that our country’s prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide “unjustifiably infringe” on the [...]
What about living with dignity? A plea to the Supreme Court justices
Taylor Hyatt Dear Supreme Court Justices: On Feb. 6, you unanimously ruled that existing prohibitions against assisted suicide [...]
Supreme Court makes assisted suicide a constitutional right
On Feb. 6, the Supreme Court of Canada threw out sections of the Criminal Code prohibiting euthanasia and assisted-suicide, saying [...]
Dying with Dignity loses charitable status
Hugh Scher of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition applauds decision. The pro-euthanasia lobby group Dying with Dignity has been [...]
Euthanasia’s slippery slope
In “End of Life Decision Making,” a report issued in 2011, a so-called “expert panel” appointed by the Royal Society [...]
Being Mortal is mostly good, except for egregious euthanasia error
Dr. Atul Gawande is a renowned surgeon, public-health researcher and medical professor at Harvard. His latest book, Being Mortal: Medicine and [...]
Assisted suicide bill introduced in Senate
A Conservative and Liberal senator have teamed up to jump-start the stalled debate on MP Steven Fletcher’s euthanasia and assisted-suicide [...]
Supreme Court hears arguments in euthanasia challenge
Lawyer Hugh Scher of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition argued that no safeguards will protect vulnerable people from being killed. [...]
Canadian bishops launch national campaign against euthanasia
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops have launched a national campaign against euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide as the country’s Supreme [...]
Federal court overturns Robert Latimer’s travel restrictions
Robert Latimer Convicted child murderer Robert Latimer has won a federal court appeal of restrictions on travel outside [...]
Toronto hospital illegally imposed DNR order against wishes of dying man’s family
In a rare display of disagreement, the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board rejected a decision by the Ontario College [...]