Conscience protections for Catholic hospitals and other organizations could soon come under fire in the Canadian province of Ontario, with one assisted suicide group saying they may challenge this legislation in court.
Continue Reading → In Ontario, legal assisted suicide could kill conscientious objection
Carmela Hutchison who is the President of the DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Canada), an executive member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and a mental health advocate, wonders why a woman with disabilities, such as herself, was urged to die by assisted death, rather than offered assistance to live.
The word “dignity” has been warped and misused to such an extent, and so effectively, that it has actually made euthanasia wildly popular. For years we have heard the term “death with dignity” and most now identify it with a pro-euthanasia view as opposed to natural death.
Continue Reading → Comment: Our definition of ‘dignity’ is caught in a death spiral
One year after the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide, Canada has become the prime example of how legalizing assisted dying cannot be controlled and why these laws are naturally expansive. Society needs policies that encourage caring and not killing.
Continue Reading → Canada’s Assisted Dying law – one year later
A year ago, Canada legalised medically assisted suicide for terminally ill people approaching death. But one man's activism has forced Canada to ask difficult and controversial questions about the limits on an individual's right to die.
Continue Reading → Adam Maier-Clayton’s controversial right-to-die campaign