'It's been a rollercoaster from day one and I know I'm on a deathbed from now on. I've had my highs and I have had my lows, but no more... It's only when you go through what I am going through that you understand that life is generous.' 'Everyone I know with MND is trying to do positive things, otherwise they would sink into despair. It's a coping mechanism. Doing things means that you can pull in friends and family to share something both fun and rewarding.' Continue reading

News reports today are confirming that British MP, David Cameron does not support the assisted suicide bill currently under debate in the House of Lords.  The Continue reading

This is simply and breathtakingly cruel. But cruelty seems to be off the Belgian moral register when it comes to euthanasia. Logan's Run?More like Soylent Green with glee.  Continue reading

This lack of humanity and vision should be worrisome to everyone, including retirees, older persons, individuals with any type of disability (emotional or physical) and residents of long-term care facilities. Instead of recognizing the strides that have been made in the management of pain and noxious symptoms by hospice palliative care specialists over more than three decades, a few want to kill or be killed as a solution. So much for the so-called demanding autonomy of "I want what I want when I want it."We are experiencing a death by execution culture, morbidly concentrating on euthanizing and hastening death. The more gruesome the situation, the more it is capitalized on and highlighted. What happens that Canadians must suffer any type of painful death? It signifies failure in a system that knows better. We are failing to teach hospice palliative care and pain management for all types of pain - physical, emotional, spiritual/ existential - to our nursing and medical students. We fail to provide funding for excellence in end-of-life care. We fail to conduct ongoing education for our current care providers. We have failed to teach Canadians what is and should be available to everyone during a life-threatening or terminal illness. Continue reading

Baroness Campbell, who is wheelchair bound and suffers muscular atrophy, said she already felt like she was "on the list" of those who could eventually be brought within the scope. Lady Campbell, who sits as an independent member of the Lords, said there were already signs the safeguards could be relaxed in the future.The final report of Lord Falconer's Commission on Assisted Dying, on which the bill is based, remarks: "We have taken on board the strong concerns expressed by many disabled people and do not consider that it would be acceptable to society at this point in time to recommend that a non-terminally ill person with significant physical impairments should be made eligible under any future legislation to request assistance in ending his or her life." Continue reading

"It is high time that we not only make friends but also appreciate the condition of the society we plan to contact with. Therefore, we can say that the society which officially favours murdering of children is unhealthy." Russia has decided to protect its citizens from euthanasia. People will often adopt children with disabilities. Russia has made a good decision to protect Russian children from being adopted by citizens of countries that allow euthanasia of children. Continue reading

Dr Schutze, who made the complaint as a private practitioner, said he did not support euthanasia but attended to hear Dr Nitschke's argument. He said he was "truly shocked by his cavalier approach to what I could describe as nothing else other than promoting suicide".Dr Schutze said Dr Nitschke had a right to his views but should not be legitimised with a medical licence nor allowed to tarnish the profession. Continue reading

Philip Nitschke, who runs a euthanasia clinic in suburban Adelaide, said Dr Such's position had created a great opportunity for legislative change in South Australia. Dr Nitschke, who is also running for the Senate in Western Australia, called Dr Such yesterday to discuss pushing the issue in his negotiations with both Liberal and Labor."It puts us in a very important position and I'm pleased Dr Such will be able to exercise significant influence," he said. Continue reading

A media release today announces the creation of a new alliance to fight euthanasia and to promote care in New Zealand.  Initially formed at the time List MP, Maryan Street released her euthanasia bill in 2010, the Continue reading

Another expose of the pro-dying rhetoric from :Wesley Smith Continue reading