Euthanasia Articles
First world conference on euthanasia
The first International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide held in Toronto Nov. 30-Dec. 1 hosted numerous informative speakers on [...]
Robert Latimer denied day parole
Disabilities rights groups cheer decision, vow to continue fight Robert Latimer, who is serving a life-sentence in the second-degree murder [...]
Bobby Schindler assesses the clerical response to his sister’s death
On Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is holding the First International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted [...]
Not Dead Yet standing at forefront of the anti-euthanasia battle
Editor’s Note: The following is an interview with Diane Coleman, founder of the disability rights group Not Dead Yet, by [...]
How a bill legalizing assisted suicide was defeated
Head of Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care talks with The Interim Editor’s Note: Euthanasia Prevention Coalition executive director Alex [...]
CMA reaffirms opposition to euthanasia, assisted suicide
The Canadian Medical A ssociation released a new ethics statement concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide on May 29 that re-affirmed [...]
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition’s role in the Elizabeth MacDonald case
On June 21, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition received a request from a supporter in Nova Scotia, asking us to read [...]
Alex Schadenberg: battling the onset of euthanasia
As a young man, Alex Schadenberg travelled the country promoting the culture of life. His parents, Harry and Mary Schadenberg, [...]
The facts about Dutch euthanasia
A report entitled “End-of Life Practices in the Netherlands under the Euthanasia Act” was published in the New England Journal [...]
Another Quebec euthanasia case
For the third time in as many years, a Quebecker has made headlines by assisting in the suicide of a [...]
Euthanasia in the spotlight in northern Ontario
Pro-life activist and executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Alex Schadenberg, was a featured speaker at the recent Catholic [...]
Bishops speak to euthanasia and assisted suicide
The Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a statement clarifying the church’s position on euthanasia and assisted suicide. It [...]
Concern over hospice association’s shift on euthanasia
It appears that the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association has decided to move from a position of opposing euthanasia and [...]
Kevorkian to be released from jail
After spending more than eight years behind bars for his last “mercy killing,” Jack Kevorkian will be freed from a [...]
The quality-of-life ethic now taking hold must be rejected
It seems that negative attitudes toward people with disabilities have recently grown from the theoretical ideas of Peter Singer of [...]