Euthanasia: the slippery slope sold as desired progress

When 'safeguards' become 'barriers to access'.

A new chorus of “rebels” is decrying the cruelty of all criteria that dare make reference to the proximity of death. Yet not so long ago, the elected Members of the National Assembly in Quebec (MNAs) were congratulating themselves on the wisdom of their law that made reference to… the end of life. This is another reversal of logic in the long list of changes of rhetoric we have already witnessed.

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Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US

Legalizing assisted suicide is not safe: A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on May 3, 2016 found that Medical error is the third leading cause of death representing at least 251,000 deaths per year in the United States. There is no reason to think that euthanasia will be immune from mistakes.

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Expected extensions require court approval

In light of the events of last month, it seems that requests to extend euthanasia do not take holidays.

In Quebec, barely a month after the publication of a letter by the secretary of the College of Physicians – in which he expressed his concern about a growing “pressure demanding a form of death à la carte” and in which he denounced those who interpret refusals of euthanasia as a form of exclusion – lawyer Jean-Pierre Ménard is challenging before ...

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