Euthanizing the mentally ill: Once prohibited — indeed, unthinkable — the euthanasia of people with mental illnesses or cognitive disorders, including dementia, is now a common occurrence in Belgium and the Netherlands. Read more >>
Continue Reading → BELGIUM: Europe’s morality crisis:
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. This means that for the first time, more people are dying of dementia than heart disease. Read more >>
Continue Reading → UNITED KINGDOM: Response to news of dementia being leading cause of death:
The Supreme Court of South Africa rejected euthanasia and assisted suicide by overturning a lower court decision that approved death of Robin Stransham-Ford. Read more >>
Continue Reading → SOUTH AFRICA: Supreme Court rejects euthanasia in South Africa:
One of the most frequently repeated claims by proponents of assisted suicide laws is that there is “no evidence or data” to support any claim that these laws are subject to abuse, and that there has not been “a single documented case of abuse or misuse” in the 18 reported years. These claims are demonstrably false. Read more >>
Continue Reading → OREGON, USA: The real story about safeguards around assisted suicide in Oregon:
Under Oregon and Washington State’s lax oversight, these are some of the documented abuses and complications that have come to light. Read more >>