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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.
Read →Paul Huxley expounds how assisted suicide inevitably becomes a money-saving scheme that prioritises the bottom dollar over saving and sustaining vulnerable lives. The Bible says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. But if we introduce assisted suicide, the love of money will have stiff competition in the love ... The post Introducing assisted suicide would poison us all appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Date: Thursday 2nd May 2025 Release time: Immediate Care Not Killing responds to the publication of the impact assessments for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill Responding to the publication of the impact assessments for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing commented: “We will be reviewing the text very […] The post CNK responds to Government’s Leadbeater Bill impact assessment appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Read →On Friday 20 June, MPs are expected to vote on whether assisted suicide will be legalised in England and Wales. This private members’ bill is now in Report stage and heading towards the crucial vote at Third reading on Friday. Similar bills have been rejected in recent years but the challenge now is greater than ... The post Act now to stop assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Date: Thursday 1st May 2025 Release time: Immediate Members of Parliament are turning against Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill, finds a “bombshell” poll from Care Not Killing. The poll of over 100 MPs, carried out over March and April, at the same time the Bill Committee was scrutinising the draft legislation, asked those surveyed […] The post MPs turning against assisted dying bill finds “bombshell” poll appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Read →Schadenberg reports that New York's Assembly passed an assisted-suicide bill and describes the remaining Senate stage. The post urges readers to contact legislators in opposition to the proposal.
Read →It is disturbing that at a time when the healthcare system is so broken and so many people struggle to get the care and practical support, they need that New York would want to try repeatedly pass legislation which would legalize doctor assisted suicide. The state has shown good judgment in rejecting the idea before […]
Read →Schadenberg discusses a veteran's reported account of being offered medical assistance in dying during an earlier interaction with veterans' services. He uses the account to argue for stronger access to treatment and reform of how vulnerable veterans are supported.
Read →The Canadian health care system is melting down — and yet the country still embraces radical euthanasia policies. Here’s a current example: A woman injured in an auto accident has waited nearly two years for a consultation with a spinal surgeon — despite now having to use a wheelchair. So, she wants to come to the U.S. for a simple diagnosis, which will cost $40,000! From the CBC story: A London woman injured in a car crash says she’s left with no choice but to pay to see a doctor in the United States after waiting almost two years for a diagnosis from an Ontario spine surgeon. Sydney Gesualdi
Read →Our Chief Executive, Andrea Williams, explores what the promise of Easter means in the face of the upcoming parliamentary vote on assisted suicide. As we approach Easter, we find ourselves confronted by death. Before the triumph of Easter morning, there is the descent into darkness, the approach to the cross, the suffering and sacrifice of ... The post The hope of Easter in the face of assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →A Canadian election pledge not to expand euthanasia eligibility to mental illness alone. Schadenberg also presents disability advocates' calls for broader restrictions on eligibility beyond that campaign commitment.
Read →The defeat of a Montana bill intended to remove a consent-based defense associated with assisted suicide. Schadenberg discusses the vote and considers litigation as another route for opponents of the practice.
Read →Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe explains the problems with Kim Leadbeater’s bill on assisted suicide, and how the bill has only gotten worse since going through committee stage The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has now completed Committee stage. This was an opportunity to amend the Bill and to improve its safeguards. ... The post Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s Bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →We produced this briefing after the assisted suicide bill committee finished its scrutiny of the Bill last week. It is a recap of what happened in committee and is designed to expose how, despite promises to the contrary, this Bill is even more flawed, dangerous and open to abuse than it was originally. Overview The ... The post Briefing: Assisted suicide bill more flawed after Committee stage appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →A new paper from the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford warns against using Australia as a model for UK laws on assisted suicide and euthanasia. Both the UK Parliament at Westminster and the Scottish Parliament are currently considering bills that would legalise what is often called “assisted dying”. In his briefing paper Wrong Side of the […] The post Euthanasia; a warning from Australia first appeared on The Iona Institute .
Read →Kelsi Sheren criticizes a reported contrast between difficulty obtaining surgery and the speed of receiving assisted-death paperwork. The account also clarifies that the patient requested the forms in frustration and did not say that his doctor pressured him to die.
Read →Schadenberg argues that classifying assisted suicide as treatment would alter the purpose and obligations of health services. He discusses the United Kingdom debate and contends that such a change conflicts with suicide prevention.
Read →In testimony republished by the coalition, psychiatrist Ronald Pies opposes Massachusetts assisted-suicide proposals on ethical and clinical grounds. He argues that clinicians should respond to fears about autonomy and dignity through counseling and care rather than assistance in dying.
Read →On March 26, 2025, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities called on Canada to repeal Track 2 of its assisted suicide and euthanasia program, which allows people with disabilities whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable to request assisted suicide or euthanasia. The committee criticized the program for basing eligibility on ableist perceptions of disability and suffering, and stated that safeguards do not guarantee support for persons with disabilities, emphasizing that suffering is caused by inequality and discrimination rather than disability itself.
Read →Schadenberg reviews the assisted-dying sections of the United Nations disability committee's concluding observations on Canada. He focuses on the committee's concerns about eligibility where death is not foreseeable and proposed further expansions.
Read →This action alert contrasts a Montana proposal to restrict an assisted-suicide defense with a Delaware proposal to authorize assisted suicide. Schadenberg asks readers to support the Montana measure and oppose the Delaware legislation.
Read →Supporters of the assisted suicide bill have consistently claimed those struggling with severe anorexia would not qualify for assisted suicide – but is this really the case? Holly Baines comments Pro-assisted suicide MPs have long claimed that anorexia isn’t deemed a terminal illness and wouldn’t qualify an individual for assisted suicide under the assisted suicide ... The post Tragic case proves people with anorexia are endangered by assisted suicide bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →This republished Inclusion Canada statement welcomes a United Nations committee's recommendations on Canadian disability rights. It highlights the recommendation to repeal Track 2 assisted dying alongside calls for stronger income support, inclusion, and community services.
Read →Schadenberg summarizes the Netherlands' reported 2024 euthanasia totals and highlights an increase in cases involving psychiatric conditions. He raises concerns about the implications for younger patients and for countries considering similar laws.
Read →I always enjoy Kathryn Lopez’s ongoing Corner feature in which she posts about news stories that “caught my eye.” So I decided to blatantly steal the concept to discuss euthanasia/assisted suicide stories that have recently been in the news. (When ready to publish full article, combine lists so that number 1 below becomes number 4.)
Read →Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on the committee’s continued rejections of amendments to the assisted suicide bill that would make it safer This week’s debates in the committee scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrated just how big an impact on society this bill will have. This follows last ... The post MPs keep refusing to make assisted suicide bill safer appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →New Hampshire lawmakers tabled HB 254 by a narrow vote. Schadenberg treats that result as a significant setback for assisted-suicide legalization while acknowledging that tabling is not the same as permanently defeating a bill.
Read →This advocacy post reports that Delaware's House passed HB 140 and urges readers to oppose the assisted-suicide proposal in the Senate. It contrasts the current legislative effort with the previous governor's veto and the new governor's support.
Read →The Royal College of General Practitioners has announced that, following a membership survey, it will “move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing assisted dying being legal,” having previously been opposed to a change in the law. This is despite opposition remaining the most-preferred option of members (47.6%, up from 46%) while the proportion […] The post RCGP goes neutral despite falling support for law change appeared first on Care Not Killing .
Read →Wesley J. Smith joined host Simon O’Connor on Family Matters, a show from Family First New Zealand, to discuss human exceptionalism. Together, they discuss what makes humans different from animals, the problem with mainstream bioethics today, why euthanasia is wrong, and more!
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