Euthanasia increased 660% since 2016
Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Sajid Javid are both understood to be opposed to any change to the assisted suicide law.
Paving the way for euthanasia and assisted suicide leaves First Nations people even more vulnerable
Politicians aren’t listening to logical, evidence-based arguments.
Contemporary euthanasia is an updated version of early 20th century eugenics
The BMA has backed neutrality on assisted dying and support for medical student sex workers
The essay is thought-provoking and well-worth reading.
Doctors in Canada who refuse to refer for euthanasia face a difficult future.
Language is a weapon for campaigners for the right to die in the UK
Last October, the Dáil voted to initiate legislation to legalise assisted suicide and normalise euthanasia in Ireland. Shorn of language that might spook many TDs and cause voters to recoil, the Private Members Bill was sponsored by the radical left-wing People Before Profit/Solidary alliance. The vote was taken late in the evening, mid-week, and amidst […]
Foreign observers might have the impression that it is always open season for euthanasia in the Netherlands. Not so. While the guidelines are elastic and subject to interpretation, they do exist and people violating them risk prosecution. A recent story on euthanasia in the Netherlands illustrates this. A pillar of Dutch policy is that only […]
No doubt you have heard of “advance directives” – guidelines for your carers, guardians or doctors on what do to in the event that you are not competent to instruct them. Right-to-die associations often promote them as a way of avoiding life with dementia. But what if the people with the power to “pull the plug” refuse? […]