Robert Latimer has been a polarizing figure — not only in Saskatchewan, but Canada and beyond. The Wilkie-area farmer attracted national and international attention after killing his disabled daughter in what he maintained was an act of mercy. Others called it murder.
Continue reading Right or wrong, Latimer’s actions touched off national debate on euthanasiaIn the not-too-distant future we are all going to have to ramp up efforts to fight euthanasia in Canada.
Continue reading Euthanasia: The stakes are insanely highWho said that medical aid in dying is not killing? When one uses the right words, logic and common sense do the rest:
Medical aid in dying = lethal injection = euthanasia = killing = psychological torment for executioners & psychological torment for doctors.
Conclusion:
Killing (medical aid in dying / euthanasia / assisted suicide) is not a health care.
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"Unlike the “kill or be killed” mindset in war or other forms of self-defense, carrying out executions felt very much like participating ...
Continue reading Killing by lethal injection: a psychological tormentThe Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor have approved a law allowing physician-assisted suicide. Under Article I of our Constitution, Congress has legislative authority over the district and can block that law. Here are three nonpartisan reasons why it should do so.
Continue reading Death without dignity in the nation’s capitalOther provinces across Canada are finding ways to protect the conscience of health-care workers as well as respect patient decisions with regard to euthanasia/assisted suicide, but Ontario’s Bill 84 totally lacks this kind of protection.
Continue reading Assisted death bill must accommodate docs’ faith