by APFLI | Jul 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Euthanasia laws in the Netherlands and Belgium took effect in 2002. What has occurred since that time is alarming to many inside and outside those countries. The Netherlands: A judge in Utrecht ordered the euthanasia death of an 80-year-old woman with dementia despite...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Zurich apartment complex residents are gathering signatures to evict Dignitas, the assisted suicide provider that uses a 4th floor flat. Describing it as a “house of horrors”, a long time resident of the complex said, “This is meant to be a residential flat, but some...
by APFLI | Mar 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In states where doctor-prescribed suicide advocates are pushing for legalized assisted suicide, the claim is often made that Oregon’s law has been working well with adequate safeguards to protect patients. It’s a claim without merit, since no one, not even Oregon...
by APFLI | Oct 1, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Belgium: Last April, about 250 Belgian pharmacies began selling easy-to-use euthanasia kits. The kits, purportedly only sold to doctors, cost around $77 and contain all the drugs and materials needed to end life, including instructions on setting up an IV drip. Some...