Google’s search engine appears to be censoring prompts for “physician assisted suicide” in favour of “physician assisted death”.
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Google’s search engine appears to be censoring prompts for “physician assisted suicide” in favour of “physician assisted death”.
Continue reading Googling Physician Assisted SuicideA number of articles have been recently published showcasing the misconceptions around assisted suicide that suggest that it is a quick, painless, and guaranteed death.
Continue reading Assisted suicide can be a slow and painful deathThe euthanasia machine has once again become activated, following the “compassionate” murder of a woman with advanced stage Alzheimer’s. However, wanting to broaden the law to give advanced consent to suicide – through an advance directive – raises many ethical and moral questions.
What is the status of people with dementia such as Alzheimer’s? Are we talking about a subcategory of human beings that could be eliminated if their “old self” asked for it? Are there categories of “unworthy” people?
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Continue reading Euthanasia and Alzheimer’s: Canada takes a step in the wrong direction
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Quebec is about to embark upon a debate on the involuntary euthanasia of demented elderly. Quebec parliamentarians now want to open a public debate on legalizing euthanasia for persons unable to give informed consent, just over a year after the legalization of euthanasia.
Continue reading Should Quebec’s Alzheimer’s patients be eligible for euthanasia?