An independent expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council defends and promotes freedom of religion or belief worldwide.
Continue reading The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Favor of a Right to Conscientious Objection in the Context of Abortion and EuthanasiaPeople are afraid of palliative care; many refuse early referral, which results in protracted and avoidable pain and suffering. Some even suspect that pain medication might inadvertently hasten their death (it will not). Requiring palliative care services to include medical assistance in dying would do little to assuage those fears.
Continue reading We must speak for those who can’tBeautiful article by Pr Catherine Frazee about vulnerability. “To be vulnerable, quite simply, is to be without defence.”
Continue reading “The Vulnerable”: Who Are TheyQuebec’s debate over physician-assisted death may have contributed to the ambiguity. “It’s possible it has confused doctors a little bit. Patients are being given the right to no longer live, and doctors are even being asked to help them in certain cases.”
Continue reading Some Quebec doctors let suicide victims die though treatment was availableCristina Alarcon, a Vancouver pharmacist, talks about freedom of conscience and the illusion of “pure autonomy”.
Continue reading How did we shift from kill the pain to kill the patient