Category Archives: euthanasia

Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed?

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Dr. Ira Byock, a specialist in palliative care, a progressive Democrat and an opponent of assisted suicide laws has stated, “When doctor-induced death becomes an accepted response to the suffering of dying people, logical extensions grease the slippery slope.” (1) Supporters of such laws have written, “It is reasonable to proceed incrementally…Thus, the restriction of … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed? →

On Being Offered the “Choice” of a Nursing Facility or a Grave

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A 40-year-old man with ALS died for lack of sufficient in-home care on August 9th. He qualified for some in-home services, but needed more as his disease progressed. He was only offered a nursing facility over 4 hours from his family. For him, that was a fate worse than death — not the ALS, but … Continue reading On Being Offered the “Choice” of a Nursing Facility or a Grave →

What Can We Do When A Hospital Plans To Involuntarily Withdraw Life Support?

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Friday night, I got a phone call from a woman who said that a Minnesota hospital had stated its plan for Monday at 1:00 pm to discontinue providing oxygen to her friend, Catie, a woman with lung cancer who stated that she wants to live and keep getting oxygen. NDY sometimes gets calls like this … Continue reading What Can We Do When A Hospital Plans To Involuntarily Withdraw Life Support? →

Lisa Blumberg: The Anonymous Three: Child Euthanasia in Belgium and Elsewhere

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The Belgium Federal Commission on the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia in its most recent report of Belgium euthanasia statistics stated that between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017, three children died by lethal injection under the country’s euthanasia law. They were a nine year old with a brain tumor, an eleven year old … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: The Anonymous Three: Child Euthanasia in Belgium and Elsewhere →

Important News From NDY UK: Noel Conway Loses His Assisted Suicide Court Case

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Looking at the picture of Noel Conway wearing a breathing mask like mine in today’s Guardian article “Terminally ill Noel Conway loses challenge to assisted dying ban“, I can’t help but feel a profound sense of relief. I acknowledge that acquiring a progressive neuromuscular disability later in life as Conway did is different than growing up with … Continue reading Important News From NDY UK: Noel Conway Loses His Assisted Suicide Court Case →