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One of the risks related to the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide is that prognosis aren't always correct. While modern medicine is able to relieve pain, it isn't always possible to predict the exact course of an illness or the outcome of an accident.

We've recently learned of a man who survived a serious motorcycle accident, and spent several weeks in a coma afterwards. His physicians were saying there was little ...

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The judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Carter is not very clear as to whether it intended to  decriminalize only a physician’s assistanceg to a person to commit suicide or whether it also intended to decriminalize euthanasia performed by a physician. In our opinion, the judgment decriminalizes only the assistance provided by a physician to a person to commit suicide, but not causing the death of a person. The decision is available ...

Continue Reading → The Carter decision authorizes only  assisted suicide

Suicide prevention week in Quebec is happening from the 1st to the 7th of February 2015. This is an important activity considering the high number of people affected, directly or not, by suicide. An article in the Journal de Montréal this week mentions the high suicide rate for the elderly in Quebec.

"Nearly 150 older people kill themselves annually. Why? They feel alone because of illness and they are unhappy."

The article adds ...

Continue Reading → Suicide prevention for the elderly vs legalized euthanasia

Bill S-225 was recently introduced in the Senate of Canada. This bill aims to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. It would do this by amending sections 14 and 251 of the Criminal Code of Canada. We oppose the legalization of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide because they are not needed. Efforts should go towards improving proper access to pain and symptom management to everyone who needs it. Efforts should also go towards improving suicide prevention and appropriate access to ...

Continue Reading → Bill S-225 isn’t good

The pro-euthanasia activists pulled out all the stops today in an undisguised bid to influence the Supreme Court judges as they prepare to hear the Carter case next week.

First of all they present another survey, said to have found that a majority of Canadians wants doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. It’s not the first time this claim has been made. Without going into the questionable technique of using a ...

Continue Reading → Pro-euthanasia attack from all fronts