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Legalizing assisted death is not safe and will never be safe

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by Alex Schadenberg Wed Apr 10 11:30 EST Comments (0)

Dignitas clinic

The media is promoting the sad story of Susan Griffiths, a Winnipeg Manitoba woman who decided to die at the Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland. Griffiths has Multiple System Atrophy, a condition that will leave her significantly disabled…

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Doctor may have killed 300 patients to ‘free up’ beds

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by Alex Schadenberg Tue Apr 02 11:10 EST Comments (1)

Dr Virginia Soares de Souza

A Reuters news article that was written by Anthony Boadle and published on March 28 has reported that Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza has been charged with 7 counts of murder and may have killed 300 patients in order to, reportedly, "free up" beds.…

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Euthanasia deaths increase by 25 percent in Belgium

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by Alex Schadenberg Fri Mar 01 20:13 EST Comments (8)

Recent studies concerning the Belgian euthanasia law found that: 32% of the assisted deaths are done without request and 47% of the assisted deaths go unreported in the Flanders region of Belgium. Another recent study found that even though nurses…

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Tags: assisted suicide, belgium, euthanasia

Should children and incompetent persons be euthanized in Belgium?

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by Alex Schadenberg Tue Feb 26 15:20 EST Comments (6)

The AFP has reported that the Belgian legislators are debating extending euthanasia to Children, primarily newborns with disabilities and incompetent people with Alzheimers disease or dementia. The AFP article that is titled: Belgium debates…
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16% of Canadian doctors would euthanize their patient

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by Alex Schadenberg Tue Feb 12 16:45 EST Comments (1)

A Canadian Medical Association survey found that 16% of 2125 doctors who completed a survey would be willing to euthanize a patient, if legal, while 44% said that they would refuse requests for euthanasia. 26% of the doctors were unsure how they…

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Assisted suicides increase again in Oregon: patients being pressured to commit suicide

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by Alex Schadenberg Wed Jan 30 16:20 EST Comments (2)

The number of assisted suicide prescriptions and deaths have, once again, increased in the State of Oregon in 2012.
 
The number assisted suicide deaths were: 77 in 2012, 71 in 2011, 65 in 2010 and 59 in 2009. There has been a 30% increase in…
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Tags: assisted suicide, oregon

Do Americans want to legalize assisted suicide? What the polls won’t tell you

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by Alex Schadenberg Tue Jan 08 17:05 EST Comments (5)

January 8, 2013 (AlexSchadenberg) - A recent poll indicates that 55% of Americans support assisted suicide. The poll that was conducted by NPR, from October 1 - 11, 2012, asked 3000 respondents two questions:

1. Should Physician-Assisted Suicide be…

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Tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia prevention coalition

Why the assisted suicide referendum was defeated in Massachusetts

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by Alex Schadenberg Mon Nov 19 08:49 EST Comments (0)

Ballot Question 2 (assisted suicide) was defeated in Massachusetts on November 6 by a vote of 51.1% to 48.9%. This is a huge victory considering the fact that the polling in June 2012 indicated that 68% of the people in Massachusetts supported…

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Assisted suicide ballot Question 2 defeated in Massachusetts

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by Alex Schadenberg Wed Nov 07 02:29 EST Comments (3)

Congratulations to the: Committee Against Physician Assisted Suicide, Second Thoughts and No on Question 2 for defeating the assisted suicide ballot Question 2 in Massachusetts. Thank you also to Margaret Dore, the founder of Choice is an Illusion.… Continue Reading »

Tags: assisted suicide

Vote NO on Question 2 (assisted suicide) in Massachusetts (or donate to defeat it)

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by Alex Schadenberg Mon Oct 15 12:15 EST Comments (1)

Massachusetts citizens will be making a momentus decision on November 6, that being whether or not to legalize assisted suicide (Question 2). Question 2 would legalize assisted suicide in a manner that is flawed, dangerous, irresponsible and simply…

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British Columbia man charged with counselling depressed woman to commit suicide

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by Alex Schadenberg Wed Oct 03 16:20 EST Comments (0)

Kenneth Carr

An article written by Rochelle Baker and published in the Abbotsford Times entitled: Abbotsford man convicted of manslaughter now accused of steering woman to suicide, reports that Kenneth William Carr (53) has been charged with counselling a person…

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New Jersey legislator introduces assisted suicide bill

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by Alex Schadenberg Fri Sep 28 17:05 EST Comments (18)

New Jersey state legislator John Burzichelli.
New Jersey state legislator John Burzichelli.

On September 27, New Jersey Assemblyman, John J. Burzichelli, introduced what he refers to as the “New Jersey Death with Dignity Act,” a bill that is a “Oregon Style” assisted suicide bill.

This bill is designed to be debated and voted on by the…

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Tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, john burzichelli, new jersey

Euthanasia is out of control in the Netherlands - New Dutch Statistics

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by Alex Schadenberg Tue Sep 25 17:08 EST Comments (5)

The media in the Netherlands has reported today that the number of euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands in 2011 increased by 18% to 3695 and there were 13 reported psychiatric patients who died by euthanasia, up from 2 reported psychiatric…

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Canadian government will appeal euthanasia exemption given to Gloria Taylor…again

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by Alex Schadenberg Fri Aug 31 17:07 EST Comments (14)

Hon Rob. Nicholson
Hon Rob. Nicholson

August 31, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) - A letter was received by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition today from the Honourable Rob Nicholson announcing that the government of Canada intends to appeal the decision by Madam Justice Prowse.

On August 3…

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Tags: canada, euthanasia

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for “assisting” a suicide death in Virginia

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by Alex Schadenberg Fri Aug 10 13:02 EST Comments (1)

Paul Stephen Bricker (27) pled guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the “suicide” death of Gerard Curran (45), a navy chief, and a superior of Bricker.

Bricker did not exercise personal gain, or consider Curran’s life as being “not worth living”…

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