by APFLI | May 28, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Oregon is the only state in the nation to have legalized assisted suicide, but don’t call the grisly practice by that name anymore. The state’s health department has decided to change the wording of the phrase when referring to the state law — a move...
by APFLI | May 26, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
I like Stephen Fletcher. Our brief encounters, typically in airports or the occasional public event, are always friendly and cordial. It is hard not to admire him. Despite quadriplegia, he has found the strength and determination to serve his country as a member of...
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
Margo MacDonald has agreed to remove the disability clause from her assisted suicide bill A proposal to allow disabled people in Scotland to kill themselves is set to be dropped following pressure from disability campaigners. Bill Scott, Policy Officer at the campaign...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Diane Coleman is president and CEO of Not Dead Yet, a national disability organization that opposes legalization of assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet is based in Rochester. People are often surprised to learn that all of the major national disability rights groups that...
