Overall, deaths by euthanasia, which officially account for three per cent of all deaths in the Netherlands, have increased by 151 per cent in just seven years. By Alex Schadenberg Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionThis Friday, January 16, the British House of Lords will resume its debate on the assisted dying bill. Today, the Daily Mail published an extensive article on the euthanasia practise in the Netherlands. Continue reading

By Alex SchadenbergInternational Chair - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition For the past few years doctors in Belgium have linked organ donation to euthanasia. Now the Dutch media has reported that Edith Schippers, the Dutch Minister of Public Health supports the practice of euthanasia/organ donation.The media report stated: Continue reading

By Alex SchadenbergInternational Chair - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (article first appeared on Alex's Blog) An article published in the NL Times on November 7, reports that Theo Boer, an ethicist and former 9 year member of a Regional Euthanasia Review Committee in the Netherlands is stating that doctors, politicians and the review committees need to re-evaluate the euthanasia law.The NL Times articles begins by stating that Boer believes that: Continue reading

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By Alex SchadenbergInternational Chair - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. The 2013 Netherlands euthanasia report was released today indicating a 15% increase of reported euthanasia deaths. There were also 42 euthanasia deaths for people with psychiatric problems and 97 euthanasia deaths for people with dementia.The 2013 report indicated that there were 4829 reported euthanasia deaths which was up from 4188 in 2012. As bad as it is, the reported euthanasia deaths do not include the unreported euthanasia deaths. Continue reading

  It's official. Like Belgium, The Netherlands has completely lost any sense of respect for the law and has leapt, lemming like off the moral cliff.Dutch news is reporting on the euthanasia death of an elderly woman who sought euthanasia because she did not want to live in a nursing home. Continue reading

  This excellent article about the volta face of euthanasia pioneers from support to downright opposition written by Licia Corbella and published in the Calgary Herald.Why euthanasia pioneers are changing their minds. Continue reading

We reported earlier on a UK Daily Mail article quoting Professor Boer and his volta face on euthanasia. Professor Boer is a Dutch ethicist and former supporter of Dutch euthanasia laws who is now telling Britain: Don't go there! This is the full text of Professor Boer's article as published by Alex Schadenberg with permission.By Professor Theo BoerAuthorized version, July 16, 2014 Continue reading

In an eleventh-hour intervention, former supporter of the Dutch Euthanasia laws and member of the Euthanasia Review Committee in The Netherlands, Professor Theo Boer tells Britain that he was wrong. This article from the UK Daily Mail: Don't make our mistake: As assisted suicide bill goes to Lords, Dutch watchdog who once backed euthanasia warns UK of 'slippery slope' to mass deaths.Legalising assisted suicide is a slippery slope toward widespread killing of the sick, MPs and peers were told yesterday. Continue reading

  By Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director - Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionCBC news reported that a Czech government advisor was forced to resign because he is promoting euthanasia for babies with disabilities. Continue reading