Category Archives: Canada

Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet established in Canada to organize against legalization of assisted suicide, euthanasia and associated threats

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As of a few months ago, Canada now has a disability rights group dedicated to fighting legalization of assisted suicide, euthanasia and associated threats to the lives and safety of people with disabilities. Here’s a description of the group and their mission from the “about” section of the TV-NDY website: About TV-NDY Who we are … Continue reading Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet established in Canada to organize against legalization of assisted suicide, euthanasia and associated threats →

Canada: Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Canadian Assoc. for Community Living and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Granted Intervener Status by BC Appeal Court

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From Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director and International Chair of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Tuesday, December 11, 2012   Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Help To Live Not Die The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) were granted joint intervenor standing by the BC Court of Appeal, yesterday, in the Carter case. The … Continue reading Canada: Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Canadian Assoc. for Community Living and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Granted Intervener Status by BC Appeal Court →

NDY Board Member Rhonda Wiebe in Winnipeg Press: Expensive to Support Disabled but Suicide Kits are Cheap

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On July 21, the Winnipeg Free Press published an op-ed by Rhonda Wiebe (see below for brief bio). The op-ed is a response to ‘ethicist’ Arthur Schafer.  The newspaper published an op-ed by him on July 19 titled “Assisted-suicide slope not so slippery.”  Schafer is a poor choice to deny the existence of slippery slopes.  … Continue reading NDY Board Member Rhonda Wiebe in Winnipeg Press: Expensive to Support Disabled but Suicide Kits are Cheap →

Montreal Gazette: NDY Board Chair Amy Hasbrouck Responds to BC Supreme Court Endorsement of Assisted Suicide in Op-Ed

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Today, July 10, the Montreal Gazette published an op-ed by Not Dead Yet board chair Amy Hasbrouck.  This op-ed is a response to the British Columbia Supreme Court decision that created a broad ‘right’ to suicide assistance.  See below for a link to this excellent essay, along with an excerpt: How about the right to … Continue reading Montreal Gazette: NDY Board Chair Amy Hasbrouck Responds to BC Supreme Court Endorsement of Assisted Suicide in Op-Ed →

Canada: Not Dead Yet Responds to Quebec Commission Report on ‘Dying With Dignity’

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Not Dead Yet Responds to Report of the Quebec Commission on the Issue of Dying With Dignity Disability rights advocates from Not Dead Yet react to the Report of the Commission on the Issue of Dying With Dignity in Quebec, Canada, noting that it contains some positive measures as well as fatal flaws. Montreal, Quebec … Continue reading Canada: Not Dead Yet Responds to Quebec Commission Report on ‘Dying With Dignity’ →