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A Belgian Euthanasia Case Reveals a Culture of Death

A Belgian Euthanasia Case Reveals a Culture of Death

Offering death under the guise of compassion inevitably subjects human life to a medical cost-benefit analysis. States which execute their own citizens will find it impossible to not devalue them. And in a culture that advances state-sponsored death, people granted the “right to die” soon sense it is their duty to die. Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims.

In Canada, Euthanasia for 'Mature' Minors?

In Canada, Euthanasia for 'Mature' Minors?

n 2016, Canada legalized euthanasia through the euphemistically titled Medical Aid in Dying (or MAiD). Since passing, the number of Canadians who either “enthusiastically” or “cautiously” support the practice has risen slightly from 75 percent to 80 percent. The response from communities representing those with disabilities, however, has remained consistently opposed. Their fears, that Canada’s end-of-life policies would prove to be only the cliff edge of a moral abyss, have proven to be largely accurate.

Canada's 'Medical Assistance in Dying' Expands and Expands

Canada's 'Medical Assistance in Dying' Expands and Expands

Canadian law, in all its majesty, has allowed both the rich as well as the poor to kill themselves if they are too poor to continue living with dignity. In fact, the ever-generous Canadian state will even pay for their deaths. What it will not do is spend money to allow them to live instead of killing themselves.

Dutch Doctors Can Now Secretly Place Sedatives in Food before Euthanizing Alzheimer's Patients

Dutch Doctors Can Now Secretly Place Sedatives in Food before Euthanizing Alzheimer's Patients

A Netherlands medical committee recently changed its code of practice to allow doctors to slip sedatives into the food or drink of patients with dementia or Alzheimer's before they are euthanized.

Abandoning the Elderly in Belgium

Abandoning the Elderly in Belgium

In Belgium, the residents of nursing and rest homes were, according to a new report, “abandoned” by government authorities as the coronavirus epidemic raged. Out of fear of overwhelming Belgian hospitals, only about half of COVID patients in nursing homes that needed to be hospitalized, were. What happened in Belgium is outrageous.

How COVID Could Push Us Further Toward Euthanasia: Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 13

How COVID Could Push Us Further Toward Euthanasia: Lessons from the Coronavirus Pt. 13

Last week, the Dutch national health minister proposed that doctors should be permitted to euthanize “terminally ill” children under the age of thirteen.

Dutch Euthanasia Doctor Warns Britain against ... Euthanasia

Dutch Euthanasia Doctor Warns Britain against ... Euthanasia

Dutch physician Bert Keizer seems to be having second thoughts about the deadly system he helped create. He is especially alarmed at the developments in Great Britain, where Conservative member of parliament Andrew Mitchell predicted that euthanasia could be legal there by 2025.

Assisted Suicide for the Healthy: Just How Slippery Is This Slope?

Assisted Suicide for the Healthy: Just How Slippery Is This Slope?

Physician-assisted suicide is on the rise around the world. In his book The Thanatos Syndrome, Walker Percy described how a society devolves to the point of thinking that killing patients instead of healing them is compassionate.

Doctor Acquitted of Charges for Euthanizing Dementia Patient Despite Clear Resistance

Doctor Acquitted of Charges for Euthanizing Dementia Patient Despite Clear Resistance
A Dutch doctor who was being investigated for euthanizing an old woman against her will has been acquitted of all charges.
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