A group of 220 Dutch doctors took out an advertisement to show that they are against granting euthanasia to advanced dementia patients. Read more >>
Continue reading NETHERLANDS: Dutch doctors oppose euthanasia for dementia:Statistics compiled from the Rapports au directeur général au Conseil d'administration de l'établissement et à la Commission sur les soins de fin de vie (10 December, 2015 to 10 December, 2016). Read more >>
Continue reading Quebec Euthanasia statistics:A former nurse has been charged with murdering eight care-home residents in southwestern Ontario over seven years, a string of deaths that would make her among the worst serial killers in Canadian history.
Continue reading Former nurse stands accused of being one of Canada’s most prolific serial killersHippocrates, Judge Gorsuch, and the Autonomy Fallacy: Ronald Pies reflects on the Hippocratic oath, how it has shaped medical practice, and on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Continue reading Deferring to the Mastery of DeathThe complete statistics for the first year of euthanasia in Quebec were released during the month of March. While forecasts predicted about 100 requests in the first year, finally there were 461 people in Quebec who died by euthanasia between December 2015 and December 2016. This explosion of euthanasia deaths in Quebec is at the same level Belgium achieved in its 6th year of operation as a percentage of all deaths. And if the pace of the ...
Continue reading Explosion of forecasts and predictable extensions