Euthanasia Articles

Suicide 101!

December 26, 1999|Comments Off on Suicide 101!

Here we go again. Honestly, sometimes you just have to laugh at the purveyors of death. I couldn't make this [...]

New Senate bill would open door to euthanasia

December 26, 1999|Comments Off on New Senate bill would open door to euthanasia

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of Ontario has grave concerns about Senator Sharon Carstairs Bill S-2, the Medical Decisions Facilitation Act. The [...]

Ontario anti-euthanasia group in full swing

October 22, 1999|Comments Off on Ontario anti-euthanasia group in full swing

Leaders from the medical, hospice, palliative care and pro-life fields in Ontario have joined to form a coalition that will [...]

Law to thwart euthanasia

September 22, 1999|Comments Off on Law to thwart euthanasia

Representatives Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) introduced the Pain Relief Promotion Act 1999 (H.R. 2260) on June 17 [...]

Dutch to formally legalize euthanasia

September 22, 1999|Comments Off on Dutch to formally legalize euthanasia

Plans to legalize euthanasia under "strict" guidelines are expected to gain approval next year in the Netherlands, making it the [...]

Morrison reprimand sends the wrong message

April 19, 1999|Comments Off on Morrison reprimand sends the wrong message

"I will follow that system of regimen which ... I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from [...]

The Trials of Trying Kevorkian

January 8, 1999|Comments Off on The Trials of Trying Kevorkian

On hearing that U.S. suicide champion Jack Kevorkian is to be tried again for "helping" someone to commit suicide, we [...]

The ethics of showing Kevorkian ‘snuff films’

December 15, 1998|Comments Off on The ethics of showing Kevorkian ‘snuff films’

A few years ago, there was a popular black-market video tape called Faces of Death, showing what producers claimed was a [...]

Morrison appeal rejected

December 15, 1998|Comments Off on Morrison appeal rejected

On Nov. 19, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Jill Hamilton upheld an earlier decision dismissing murder charges in a suspected [...]

Latimer sentenced to life in prison

December 15, 1998|Comments Off on Latimer sentenced to life in prison

Convicted 'mercy-killer' plans to appeal latest decision to the Supreme Court On Nov. 23, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled [...]

Teen comes out of 9-week coma

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Teen comes out of 9-week coma

Doctor pressed parents to allow organ donation Every parent's worst nightmare came true for Don and Margaret Romaniuk of Lethbridge, [...]

Disability group moves against assisted suicide

September 12, 1998|Comments Off on Disability group moves against assisted suicide

A prominent national organization of Canadians with disabilities has come out strongly opposed to euthanasia and assisted suicide. A few [...]

Life support withdrawn from unwilling patient

September 12, 1998|Comments Off on Life support withdrawn from unwilling patient

If 76-year-old Herman Krausz had known what he was in for when he arrived at Montréal Jewish General Hospital (MJGH) [...]

Anglicans stand firm on euthanasia

July 9, 1998|Comments Off on Anglicans stand firm on euthanasia

The Anglican Church of Canada's highest governing body, the General Synod, approved a resolution denouncing euthanasia and assisted suicide during [...]