by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
For the second year in a row, middle-aged adults have registered the highest suicide rate in the country, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Historically, the eldest segment of the population, those 80 and older, have had the highest...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Canadian parliament on Wednesday defeated a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia. MPs form all parties voted against the measure, Bill C-384, the private members bill sponsored by Francine Lalonde that was opposed by pro-life and...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
There is such a thing as the “slippery slope” and it’s alive and well in the Netherlands. Once the country legalized doctor-induced euthanasia for physically suffering adults, courts and medical professionals began expanding the practice to include...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Princeton University philosophy professor Peter Singer came under international condemnation when he announced he favors killing disabled babies via infanticide. Though he was blasted from both sides of the political spectrum, the so-called ethicist still holds to the...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[ed. Terminal Sedation is meant to be used to provide relief for agitation when nothing else works. This definition has morphed into sedating into a coma with the intent to end lives.] by Wesley J. Smith (below), with response by Ron Panzer Comment from Ron Panzer:...
