In this episode, Fr. Boquet explores the growing crisis of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada—and what it means for the elderly and vulnerable people everywhere. We unpack the shocking true story of Marge, a woman with ADHD and autism recently approved for MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) in Canada. Her case, first reported by… The post MAiD for Autism? The Slippery Slope of Legal Euthanasia in Canada appeared first on Human Life International .
Date: Friday 20th June 2025 Release time: Immediate. Speaking after the Third Reading vote in the House of Common which saw the majority in favour of assisted suicide slashed to just 23 (314 to 291), Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing commented: “This is a deeply flawed and dangerous Bill that since November […] The post Press Release: Leadbeater Bill majority halved at Third Reading appeared first on Care Not Killing .
LONDON – (20 June 2025) UK MPs today voted by a majority of 23 to legalise assisted suicide. Reacting to this news, Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, said: “Today’s vote to approve the Leadbeater Bill on assisted suicide—314 to 291—is a grave and chilling development for the United Kingdom. Parliament has signaled […] The post STATEMENT: UK MPs vote to legalise assisted suicide appeared first on Alliance Defending Freedom .
Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide, Philip Bateman, has died peacefully at home with his family this week. Philip was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in spring last year. He was given less than six months to live, meaning that he would have qualified for assisted suicide under Kim Leadbeater’s Bill. Philip was supported by his wife, ... The post Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide dies two days before crucial vote appeared first on Christian Concern .
By Lisa Blumberg Lisa Blumberg The traditional strategy of groups promoting assisted suicide for initially passing a law legalizing the practice is by touting a few minimal requirements as inviolable safeguards. Assisted suicide, they assert, will be a rarely used option for a small, well-vetted cohort of people who are dying, suffering and with […]
Americans United for Life (AUL) is pleased to share our 2025 Second Quarter Life Litigation Report. The report tracks major bioethics cases in federal and state courts across the country. These cases range from early life issues, such as abortion and in vitro fertilization, to end-of-life questions, such as assisted suicide. The goal of the […] The post 2025 Q2 Life Litigation Report appeared first on Americans United for Life .
On Friday 20 June MPs are set to hold their final decisive vote on whether to introduce assisted suicide. The new law would allow people with terminal illnesses to receive assistance to kill themselves, even if their motivation is because they feel like a burden on their loved ones. What would that mean for ordinary ... The post What killed Aliyah? appeared first on Christian Concern .
Since 1994, when Oregon legalized assisted suicide, the procedure by which a physician provides lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient so that the patient may end his own life, proponents have pushed for greater access to it. Through legislation, they have had success. In 2023, Hawaii and Washington shortened the waiting time between the […] The post The Courts and Assisted Suicide: Rights, Conscience, And Residency Requirements appeared first on Americans United for Life .
The overwhelming majority of the public back those doctors calling on MPs to shelve Kim Leadbeater’s “dangerous” assisted dying bill finds a major new poll that is being published ahead of the second day of Report Stage. Commissioned by the leading anti-assisted dying group Care Not Killing, the survey found seven in 10 members of […] The post Public back doctors in calling for “dangerous” assisted dying bill to be shelved, finds poll appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Date: Friday 13th June 2025 Release time: Immediate Responding to the end of the Report Stage of the assisted dying bill, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing welcomed the first Commons defeat, which saw MPs reject Kim Leadbeater’s proposal to allow doctors to raise assisted suicide “unprompted” with under 18s. He commented: “It […] The post CNK welcomes first major Commons defeat for assisted dying bill appeared first on Care Not Killing .
On June 9, the New York state senate with scant debate narrowly passed S. 138 which legalizes medically assisted suicide in a broad way. The state assembly passed a similar measure recently, again narrowly, so now S. 138 goes to New York Governor Hochul who can either veto or sign it. This is in no […]
What Governor Hochul does with the assisted suicide bill that the NY Senate passed this past Monday will speak volumes about how in-tune she is with the progressive international disability rights movement — and more importantly, with New Yorkers who reject the idea that suicide is rational, just because a person has a disability. […]
At the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual meeting, the House of Delegates (HOD) rejected another attempt to revise their policy to affirm physician assisted suicide (PAS). The Patients Rights Action Fund reported that: “Dating back to 1994, the AMA Code of Medical Ethics states “physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer,... The post American Medical Association Re-Affirms Opposition to Physician Assisted Suicide appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .
Wesley J. Smith appeared on the Ann and Phelim Scoop, hosted by Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, to discuss the spread of euthanasia through the West. Comparing it to a metastasizing cancer, Wesley casts light on why euthanasia has become so popular, the state of euthanasia in Canada, the real reasons people seek euthanasia, and its devastating effects on human life.
The New York Times Magazine has a very long article out today highlighting cases of nonterminally ill people being killed by doctors in Canada. It is too long to comment on the whole thing.
A new “soft opt-out” organ donation law will take effect from June 17th. Under this legislation, the State will be allowed to remove your organs upon death without your explicit consent, unless you registered a request to opt out. When the law was still being debated, I argued that donation should arise only from an informed […] The post Introducing organ donation euthanasia first appeared on The Iona Institute .
The assisted suicide movement is slowly metastasizing throughout the West. Delaware just became the twelfth U.S. jurisdiction allowing doctors to intentionally prescribe a lethal overdose of drugs as a supposed “treatment” for a terminal illness. (Why such an event pleases certain politicians and activists is beyond me. We are talking about endorsing suicide.) Now, France is on the verge of legalizing assisted suicide/euthanasia as the General Assembly just passed a bill by a comfortable 305-199 margin. From The Guardian: The legislation would allow a medical team to decide if a patient is eli
Catie Kelley, Policy Counsel for Americans United for Life (AUL), testified against Rhode Island’s S.B. 151, a bill proposing the legalization of physician-assisted suicide, before the Senate Committee on Judiciary on May 20, 2025. Kelley argues that the bill endangers vulnerable populations, including the elderly, disabled, and those in poverty, by increasing the risks of […] The post TESTIMONY: Protecting Vulnerable Lives and Medical Ethics in Rhode Island by Opposing PAS appeared first on Americans United for Life .
This letter was published in The Guardian on 19 May 2025. CNK claims no affiliation with the author. Regarding Polly Toynbee’s article (MPs are voting on the next stage of the assisted dying bill. This is their chance to create a legacy. 15 May), in June 2018, I received a bone marrow transplant for myelofibrosis […] The post “Had you asked my opinion of assisted dying eight, five or three years ago, I might have responded very differently.” appeared first on Care Not Killing .
ASSISTED SUICIDE: CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME KIRK DECISION TO VOTE AGAINST BILL The Kirk’s decision was welcomed by Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing, which leads the campaign against assisted suicide. He said: “Supporters of the Bill have been speaking expectantly about securing the Church of Scotland’s support for their proposals. This will be a […] The post Church of Scotland General Assembly rejects neutrality appeared first on Care Not Killing .
“Even when not motivated by a selfish refusal to be burdened with the life of someone who is suffering, euthanasia must be called a false mercy, and indeed a disturbing ‘perversion’ of mercy. True ‘compassion’ leads to sharing another’s pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear. Moreover, the act of euthanasia… The post Canada’s Euthanasia Crisis: A Global Wake-Up Call appeared first on Human Life International .
The culture of death is gaining ground in America, as New York is hoping to become the eleventh US jurisdiction to legalize assisted suicide. The New York State Assembly recently passed Bill A136, an act that would “amend the public health law, in relation to a terminally ill patient’s request for and use of medication […] The post New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill a Shameful Attack on Life appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
On April 3, 2025, Wesley J. Smith gave a presentation to Wisconsin Right to Life. After sharing how a friend’s suicide under the influence of the Hemlock Society propelled him into public opposition of the euthanasia movement, Smith explores the personal and societal consequences of embracing assisted suicide.
Schadenberg discusses an inquest involving Normand Meunier and concerns about inadequate hospital care preceding his assisted death. He argues that the case illustrates the need to address neglect rather than treat euthanasia as an answer to preventable suffering.
New York is close to passing a bill to legalize assisted suicide. Having passed the assembly, it is currently being considered in the senate. I read the bill, and much of it consists of the usual obfuscating definitions and pretenses seen in all such proposals. But a few of the provisions struck me as particularly mendacious. First, it defines prescribing poison as a “medical practice.” From S. 138: “Medical aid in dying” means the medical practice of a physician prescribing medication to a qualified individual that the individual may choose to self-administer to bring about death. Facilitatin
In every matter, when autonomy is the foundational argument, informed choice must be protected and made fully aware of underlying dangers. Following the courageous lead of his predecessor who vetoed a similar bill last year, and on behalf of Delaware’s Not Dead Yet members, we urge Delaware Governor Matt Meyer to veto HB 140. This […]
Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill today passed Stage One by 70-56 after an five-hour debate with notable contributions from Pam Duncan-Glancy, Murdo Fraser and Stephen Kerr. A number of yes voters made it clear that they were doing so to further debate, and to see if areas of concern could […] The post CNK responds to McArthur Bill Stage One vote appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Tim Dieppe takes a look at what we learned from the government’s assessments of Kim Leadbeater’s bill, published last week. Impact Assessment highlights uncertainties The government finally published its impact assessment of Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted suicide last week. Many have commented that the timing of this release looked suspicious, being at 4pm ... The post Assessments of legalising assisted suicide reveal sinister details appeared first on Christian Concern .
Kim Leadbeater has produced a briefing claiming that the Committee Stage of her bill to legalise assisted suicide has been a success, strengthening the safeguards and ensuring that people are “protected at each stage” of the process. Her briefing applauds the acceptance of multiple amendments, obscuring the reality that a significant number of key safeguarding ... The post Responding to Kim Leadbeater’s claims her assisted suicide bill is a success appeared first on Christian Concern .
The organizations announce an Ottawa press conference calling for a review of Canada's euthanasia system. The notice highlights their campaign for access to medical facilities that do not provide medical assistance in dying.
