Nanaimo Daily News Quebec woman vows to strike down assisted suicide lawVancouver SunGinette Leblanc, 47, suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease — the same illness that led BC's Rodriguez to challenge the federal law against assisted suicide in 1993. Leblanc hopes she can convince the …'Winning conditions are here' [...]
National teleconferences to look at catechesis and physician assisted suicideCatholic Sentinel“Threats to the Lives of People with Disability, Part II: Physician Assisted Suicide” will be the topic for the webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The session is scheduled from 1 pm to 2 pm Presenters for the conference are Richard Doerflinger, …and more »
Assisted suicide and the right to die?guardian.co.ukA 46-year-old man wants to die following a catastrophic brain stem stroke that left him almost completely paralysed. His wife says she loves him and will be with him if he dies – but will not help bring about his death. Both wish to remain anonymous. …
The Right to Die: Gloria TaylorCBC.caGloria Taylor has late stage ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease and her constitutional challenge could redefine the laws around assisted suicide. A new ad campaign running is pushing Canada's oil sands as an …
Quebec lawyer vows to strike down assisted suicide lawMontreal GazetteQUEBEC — Neary 20 years after the Sue Rodriguez case, a prominent Quebec lawyer is gearing up to challenge the law against assisted suicide at the Supreme Court of Canada. …
National Right to Life News Margaret Battin research article was false when published in 2007 and remains …National Right to Life NewsThe Battin article is important because the suicide lobby claims that this article definitively proves that we have nothing to fear by the legalization of euthanasia or assisted suicide. Battin examines the data from [...]
Choosing death can be like a 'birth,' advocates sayCNN InternationalEditor's note: Coming this fall on CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes an in-depth look at assisted suicide and families ripped apart by the issue. Portland, Oregon (CNN) — James Powell could barely speak on the day he died; cancer had confined him to bed and …Choosing [...]
When death can be like 'birth'CNN InternationalEditor's note: Coming this fall on CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes an in-depth look at assisted suicide and families ripped apart by the issue. Portland, Oregon (CNN) — James Powell could barely speak on the day he died; cancer had confined him to bed and …and more »
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) It's a depressing sign of the times that the 'right to die' has become such a …Telegraph.co.uk (blog)By Brendan O'Neill Politics Last updated: August 30th, 2011 These days, the only time you hear the word “autonomy” said with any vigour, with heartfelt oomph, is in relation to assisted suicide. In every other area [...]
Choosing death can be like a 'birth,' advocates sayCNNEditor's note: Coming this fall on CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes an in-depth look at assisted suicide and families ripped apart by the issue. Portland, Oregon (CNN) — James Powell could barely speak on the day he died; cancer had confined him to bed and …