An Orthodox Jewish nursing home in Vancouver has filed a complaint after an abortion doctor entered their facility without permission and secretly euthanised one of their patients. Life Site reports: Continue reading

In Canada, Quebec’s Parti Québécois government is making the hard push to legalise what will likely be the most liberal assisted dying bill in North America. Not only will it encompass the already-existent physician-assisted suicide legislation, but it will add voluntary euthanasia to the list. Continue reading

Candice Lewis is a 25 year old Canadian woman who happens to have cerebral palsy. In September 2016 Candice went to the emergency room at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony after having seizures. Dr. Aaron Heroux told her she was very sick and likely to die soon. He offered her assisted suicide. Continue reading

Until euthanasia and assisted suicide were added to our lexicon, intentionally killing another human was condemned. Now it is deemed “considerate,” in warped, biased media portrayals. Continue reading

It doesn’t stop with “the terminally ill”. Assisted suicide and euthanasia become legal excuses for murder. Sound drastic? That’s exactly what happened in Canada.  Continue reading

On Tuesday I wrote about Canada's euthanasia law - one year later, showing how the euthanasia law is being extended in Canada at a record pace. In June 2016, Canada's federal government legalized euthanasia (Bill C-14) with imprecise terminology. From my first reading of C-14, I was convinced that the government intentionally used imprecise language to enable the expansion of euthanasia, without facing political pressure from passing a wide-open euthanasia law. Continue reading

This article was published by Living With Dignity - Québec on May 31, 2017. A Canadian study recently examined the reasons behind euthanasia cases in four major hospitals in the Toronto area.The results of the study demonstrate that the main factor behind euthanasia deaths relates to existential distress. Indeed, the primary reason given by patients concerned the loss of autonomy - and not the unbearable pain that was conveniently sold to us from the beginning. Other reasons included fear of becoming a burden to those around them, fear of losing one's dignity, or the fact of no longer appreciating one's life. Continue reading

by Xavier Symons. Article first published at Mercatornet's Bioedge Blog The debate over euthanasia is often framed in terms of unbearable pain. Yet a new review of assisted dying cases in Toronto suggests that patients are primarily concerned about a "loss of control" over their lives, rather than refractory pain symptoms.The study, published in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, reviewed data on assisted dying cases from the University Hospital Network (UNH), an Ontario healthcare and medical research organisation that operates four major hospitals in the Toronto area. Continue reading

By Paul Russell: I wrote recently about the suicide death of 27 year old Canadian Adam Maier-Clayton. Maier-Clayton had significant psychological difficulties and was pushing for the inclusion of psychological complaints within the ambit of Canada's death laws.He was unsuccessful. His condition has recently been described as a somatoform disorder which, in some circumstances 'the patient's psychological problems may be much more complex and their physical symptoms become severe, disabling and long-lasting'. He died a suicide death earlier in April. Continue reading

by Paul Russell: Euthanasia and assisted suicide is sold to the public as a matter of choice; perhaps the ultimate act of autonomy. We all want choice and we all want to enjoy the experience of a sense of control and self-determination that making our own choices brings.Coercion and pressure are serious concerns with euthanasia & assisted suicide. Is the person's 'choice' genuine, made without pressure or coercion and always with a clear perspective? Continue reading