by APFLI | May 14, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
There is ample poll data showing that the majority of the British public support legalizing assisted suicide (AS) in principle. The former Voluntary Euthanasia Society (now re-branded Dignity in Dying) claims a figure of 80% although I have previously argued that such...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Comment: The euthanasia movement routinely denies the existence of a slippery slope and touts the effectiveness of its “safeguards.” Note that the UK experience is rarely cited by euthanasia promoters. [N. Valko RN, 24 July 12] Pro-Euthanasia Movement...
by APFLI | Jun 10, 2010 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Euthanasia is legal in Belgium but must only be carried out by a doctor and with the patient’s permission. A high proportion of deaths classed as euthanasia in Belgium involved patients who did not ask for their lives to be ended, a study found. More than 100...