In my last post I mentioned Dr Wim Distelmans, the Belgian oncologist who has been pushing at the boundaries of the Belgian death laws. I mentioned how he is also head of the Belgian Euthanasia Commission - a conflict of interest which explains why his recent actions have not been scrutinized and why, over the last ten years, no doctor has been brought to heel for breeches in the Belgian law (when there's ample evidence of abuse). Continue reading

On the 13 of November in the Goethe Institute in Brussels, Alex Schadenberg, chair of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition International, debated noted pro-euthanasia medical academic, Dr Jan Bernheim. The panel discussion afterwards included Carine Brochier from the European Bioethics Institute (on the no side) and Professor Etienne Vermeersch, one of the authors of the Belgian euthanasia legislation and a government advisor.th Continue reading

This article was original posted on November 14 on  Peter Saunders blog. Continue reading

In the wake of  media reports announcing the establishment of what Dr Nitschke calls 'a facility' in the Adelaide inner-suburb of Gilberton, local council member Sinead Bernardi raised questions about the initiative in the Continue reading

This article was posted on . Amy Hasbrouck is a fantastic disability activist with a wicked sense of humour!Alex Schadenberg's blogsite Continue reading

In a recent blog I discussed the illusion of choice in respect to the tragic death of Texan, Bowers' was not a euthanasia death but the circumstances in which he had to make a 'choice' about the withdrawal of his medical care which lead to his death point starkly to the reality that sometimes there's really no choice at all - that options do not exist (either in reality or by perception) that would make any 'choice to die' both rational and well considered with full information about alternatives.Tim Bowers. Continue reading

Tim Bowers, newly married with his wife expecting their first child had a tragic fall while hunting that rendered him a quadriplegic.  His family pressed doctors to bring him out of his medically induced coma only one day after the accident to ask him if he wanted to continue living. He chose not to have the breathing tube replaced and died hours later. Continue reading

Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE, director of the newly formed   spoke in Brussels both at the launch of the new organisation and in setting the context for the great debate later that same evening. What follows is Kevin's chilling assessment of euthanasia and disabled people:Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - Europe Continue reading

Following the successful launch of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - Europe initiative at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Alex Schadenberg and Belgian academic Carine  Brochier from the  debated two leading pro-euthanasia academics at the Goethe Institute. Continue reading

Exit's new 'facility' in GilbertonFollowing upon reports last week that Philip Nitschke intends to open a death facility in Adelaide, the Sunday Mail newspaper ran a feature this weekend about the venue for this macabre venture. Continue reading