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The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors

February 23, 2024assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Lisa Blumberg, mental health, Our News & Commentary Blog, psychiatric survivors, suicide preventionassisted suicide expansion, Canada, euthanasia, MAID, psychiatric survivorsDiane Coleman

By Lisa Blumberg The broadening of eligibility under the Canada’s euthanasia law to include people who are deemed to suffer from “untreatable mental illnesses” has been delayed once again. The expansion had been scheduled to take effect in March. According to the New York Times, the postponement occurred because a parliamentary committee concluded that there … Continue reading The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors →

NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong”

November 7, 2022aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead YetAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck was quoted extensively in an article exposing the fact that disabled people in Canada are being granted euthanasia while being denied sufficient supports to live. The article is both linked and pasted below: MAiD gone wrong: lack of access to supports cited in deaths BY Michael Swan, The Catholic Register … Continue reading NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong” →

Jules Good: An Important Article On Euthanasia of Disabled People in Canada

August 23, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, cost containment, euthanasia, Jules Good, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Jules GoodDiane Coleman

A little over a year after the passage of Bill C-7, which expanded access to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to people whose natural deaths are not “reasonably foreseeable,” we are seeing the dangerous effects of this legislation for disabled people. As more data becomes available about who is using MAiD and how … Continue reading Jules Good: An Important Article On Euthanasia of Disabled People in Canada →

NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck Quoted Extensively in The Epoch Times

November 15, 2021Amy Hasbrouck, better dead than disabled, Canada, Council of Canadians with Disabilities, euthanasia, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', long term services and supports, Our News & Commentary BlogAmy Hasbrouck, Canada, Council of Canadians with Disabilities, disability discrimination, euthanasiaDiane Coleman

In a November 14th article in The Epoch Times entitled ‘Death Is Becoming an Industry’: Euthanasia Opponents Bemoan Rise in Medically Assisted Deaths in Canada, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Executive Director Alex Schadenberg discussed the growing momentum of euthanasia in Canada. The article by Lee Harding included the following extensive quotes from NDY Board member Amy Hasbrouck … Continue reading NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck Quoted Extensively in The Epoch Times →

Amy Hasbrouck Submits Powerful Testimony To Canadian Senate Committee

December 1, 2020"death with dignity", Amy Hasbrouck, Canada, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimony, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead YetAmy Hasbrouck, Canada, euthanasia, Testimony, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

On November 23, 2020, Amy Hasbrouck, NDY Board Member and Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet, submitted testimony to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Canadian Parliament. First, her description of TVNDY is a strong and moving introduction to the disability rights opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia laws: Thank you for … Continue reading Amy Hasbrouck Submits Powerful Testimony To Canadian Senate Committee →