Australia’s popular radio and TV personality Andrew Denton has embarked upon a crusade to legalise euthanasia. He recently lashed out at a "subterranean Catholic force" of politicians and businessmen who are trying to frustrate popular demand for a peaceful death. This is an example of the “label as religious – in particular, Roman Catholic - and dismiss” strategy of pro-euthanasia advocates. Read more >>
A number of questions and arguments concerning euthanasia legalization heard in Australian parliament twenty years ago are still pertinent today. Read more >>
Continue Reading → AUSTRALIA – 1996 euthanasia debate, arguments opposing euthanasia remain intact
Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague. Take some time to learn the facts concerning mental illness.
Continue Reading → Fast Facts about Mental Illness
A study on physician assisted suicide in Oregon has found that the most common reasons for requesting physician assisted suicide included concerns over future loss of dignity, independence, quality of life, and self-care ability. Concern for future physical symptoms and experiences (e.g. pain) scored higher than concern over physical symptoms and experience at the time of the request. According to family members, the least important reasons for requests of physician assisted suicide were depression, financial concerns, and poor social support. ...
Continue Reading → Why Oregon patients request assisted death: family members’ views.
Judges in Belgium have fined a Roman Catholic care home for refusing to euthanise a 74-year-old woman. Read more >>
Continue Reading → Care home fined for declining euthanasia request