All posts tagged "euthanasia"
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3.1KInternationalNHS is withdrawing funding from dying patients who are living too long
The BBC is reporting that more than 1,300 patients each year in England are losing their palliative care funding from the National...
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1.1KInternationalPro-assisted suicide amendment defeated in British parliament… for now
A pro-assisted suicide amendment was defeated in the British parliament last week in a vote of 179 to 145. According to Right...
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2.0KIssuesColorado doctor admits to giving suicide pills to anorexia patients
A Colorado doctor has confirmed that she has given assisted suicide medication to three people suffering from anorexia nervosa — a mental...
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1.7KGuest ColumnLatest report reveals troubling trends in Oregon’s assisted suicide rates
(Oregon Right to Life) Oregon recently released its 24th annual report on assisted suicide in the state. In 2021, 383 people received lethal prescriptions....
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2.4KInternationalPro-euthanasia group wants to force religious medical facilities to commit assisted suicide
The pro-euthanasia group Dying with Dignity Canada is demanding an end to religious exemptions that allow medical facilities with a religious affiliation...
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1.2KInternationalNew Malta political party releases manifesto calling for legal abortion and assisted suicide
The pro-life country of Malta is under increasing pressure to embrace abortion and assisted suicide. Recently, a newly-formed political party penned a...
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4.3KHuman RightsWoman considering euthanasia learns she had been misdiagnosed
The story of a Canadian mother of three who was considering doctor-assisted suicide is shining a light on one of the fatal...
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1.5KIssuesDoctors sue California over lack of assisted suicide conscience protections
A group of doctors is suing the state of California for erasing conscience protections and forcing them to take an active role...
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1.9KAnalysisAnalysis shows legalizing assisted suicide does not decrease overall suicides, and may do the opposite
A recent peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health has revealed that the legalization of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide...
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1.3KGuest ColumnBelgian Constitutional Court fails to uphold health care providers’ conscience rights
(ADF International) Human rights experts have raised concerns about a ruling the Belgian Constitutional Court handed down on February 17th. The Court upheld...
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1.5KInternationalItaly assisted suicide referendum blocked by constitutional court
The constitutional court in Italy has turned down a request to hold a referendum on assisted suicide and euthanasia in the country,...
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2.1KHuman RightsPope Francis calls for better palliative care, not assisted suicide: ‘Life is a right, not death’
As Italy considers legislation that would legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, Pope Francis has spoken out once again, affirming the church’s opposition...
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2.0KOpinionEuthanasia is dangerous and immoral, not dignified
Society has been free-falling into a new age of so-called “dignified death,” including euthanasia for children, the innovation of suicide pods and...
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1.5KAnalysisDoctors warn that people are being scared into supporting assisted suicide
A new report from the Association of Palliative Medicine (APM) of Great Britain and Ireland is warning that people are being scared...
