by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
A Dutch expert on euthanasia has not only stopped supporting the death practice and the euthanasia law for which he campaigned, but he has made the reasons for his about-face public—something usually frowned upon in Dutch circles. Professor Theo Boer held a unique...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Led by Not Dead Yet, eleven national and twenty-three state and local disability organizations, as well as individuals, have sent an open letter to Respecting Choices, a prominent advance care planning program operated by Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse,...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Hemlock Society Founder Pushes for Euthanasia of Mentally Ill People [Comment: Being a nurse who cares for people attempting suicide and having had several relatives with mental health and/or substance abuse issues including a daughter who read Humphrey’s book...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Members of Human Life International (HLI) Switzerland helped to organize a pro-life conference in Zurich, Switzerland in 2012 in opposition to a meeting of euthanasia activists from around the world. “Our aim is not to disrupt their conference,” said HLI Switzerland...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that Canada’s ban on assisted suicide is unconstitutional. Justice Lynn Smith issued a 395-page ruling in the Carter v. Canada case, determining that the ban discriminates against the disabled. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition,...
