The 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’ faithA colourful exchange during ABC TV's panel program Q and A recently on the question of euthanasia and assisted suicide drove home to me the stark reality that what we're really talking about here is a lifestyle choice.
Continue reading Suicide as a lifestyle choiceA short film about euthanasia has won first place at the Tropfest film festival. Watch video >>
Continue reading The Mother Situation:The Oregon Senate is currently debating Bill S.B. 893 that would expand assisted suicide to incompetent people who stated in a valid advanced directive, while competent, a wish to die by lethal drugs and the bill permits euthanasia. Read more >>
Continue reading UNITED STATES (OREGON) Oregon bill would extend assisted suicide to euthanasia of incompetent people: