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An interview with Dr. Will Johnston, a member of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and the chair of the organization’s B.C. chapter, on his concerns regarding the legislation recently passed through the House of Commons. Read more >>

Two memes dominate the pro-euthanasia rhetoric; choice and pain. Yet in a significant number of media stories featuring people who want access to euthanasia and assisted suicide we see that it is not pain that is the dominant driving factor; it is fear of the possibility of future pain and, most often the fear of loss of autonomy. While autonomy or choice is a more potent argument, it is not without its problems. Read more >>

A personal commentary on the view that “death with dignity” is virtually synonymous with physician-assisted suicide (or physician-assisted death). Read more >>

Since Quebec's law allowing doctor-assisted death came into effect in December 2015, 253 Quebec patients have requested the procedure, and 166 have received it. Read more >>

Those pushing for euthanasia and assisted suicide will often create euphemisms to disguise or soften attitudes away from natural repulsion at the thought of a doctor killing a patient or in helping them to suicide. Cleverly crafted acronyms often help. Read more >>