NDP’s Jack Layton promises to promote greater access to abortion
“The cabinet of the prime minister is still questioning the right of women to choose,” said Layton, according to the Toronto Star.
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Articles tagged Euthanasia
UK marketing assisted suicide educational videos for 14-year-olds
In the video Dr. Philip Nitschke of “Exit International” demonstrates the use of his suicide machine that dispenses lethal injections.
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Actor Patrick Stewart: assisted suicide should be a ‘right’
"A lot of it has to do with my age," said Stewart. "I was 70 last year and there is something about achieving threescore years and 10, isn't there?
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Youth Catechism also wrong on euthanasia, other religions Vatican admits
The CDF will create a pool of theological experts to examine the text and will publish all the errors in a pamphlet that will contain corrections.
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Major case about consent and life-sustaining treatment heads to Superior Court
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) has been granted intervener status in the key Canadian case, and will need at least $20,000 for the looming legal fight.
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Doctors pushed paralyzed Irish man to refuse ventilator and die
"For me, they were asking me to take my own life. Or to endorse euthanasia. I refused,” writes Simon Fitzmaurice in a moving article.
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Canadian Paediatric approves the dehydration of infants who may not be otherwise dying
Sadly, there was another time in history when euthanasia by dehydration of newborns was accepted. Those deaths became the T4 euthanasia program.
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Proposed Italian law bans starvation and dehydration of terminal patients
According to the bill, nutrition and hydration are not medical therapies, but rather "vital support" for patients.
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Study: UK doctors consistently oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide
A review of research carried out over 20 years suggests that UK doctors appear to consistently oppose euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
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Immigrant left to die by starvation after Jesuit hospital decides care is too expensive
Bobby Schinder of the Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network told LSN that he was trying to establish contact with the family.
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