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Quebec Euthanasia: Journalism Malpractice 4

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:17:44 -0400

June 18, 2013 (NRO) - Now the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has misled the public about the nature of Quebec's proposed euthanasia legalization bill. First, there is the headline: "Anti-Euthanasia Doctors Hostile to Quebec's Assisted Suicide Bill," and lead paragraph:

"Quebec's bill to legalize medically assisted suicide has the support of all four parties in the province's national assembly. " (continue reading ...)

Dutch MDs: OK to Put Baby Out of Parents' Misery

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:20:26 -0400

(NRO) - Despite infanticide still being murder under (the rarely enforced) Netherlander criminal code, the Dutch Medical Association (KNMG) has issued an ethics opinion holding that doctors may euthanize dying babies to end the parents' suffering.

From the story (Google translation): "When parents [of a dying child] can not stand it anymore, physicians may hasten death, the KNMG decided. On this issue existed for years ambiguity. Doctors should accelerate death in a dying child [using] muscle relaxants if the death takes so long that it is better for the parents not to see severe suffering." (continue reading ...)

Mother, Caregiver Killed Autistic Teen To End His Suffering

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:26:12 -0400

(CBS) - Cook County prosecutors said a west suburban woman and family caregiver planned for at least a week to kill the mother's 14-year-old son, because they believed he wasn't getting sufficient care for his autism.

CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports Alex Spourdalakis was found dead from multiple stab wounds on Sunday in the River Grove apartment he shared with his mother and godmother. The two women were found nearby in a semi-conscious state. (continue reading ...)

Fighting the Culture of Death, One Katie At a Time

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:37:38 -0400

(Catholic World Report) - Belgium is a troubled country on any number of levels. Its unity has been tenuous for decades, it is increasingly challenged by an Islamic immigrant community that rejects European virtues, and just like its neighbor, Holland, it is clumsily eager to embrace the latest in eugenics and social engineering.

Only last month the Belgian Federal Parliament seriously considered legalizing euthanasia for children and it now appears ... (continue reading)

Brain Injury Survivor Keen on NZ Return

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:06:49 -0400

(New Zealand Herald) - A year after the Turangi crash that killed three US students, its most scarred survivor remains determined to return to thank those who saved her life.

The family of Meg Theriault (second from right) have told the Herald they have been looking at airfares to New Zealand, as a coronial inquest today will revisit the Turangi van crash in which her fellow Boston University students Daniella Lekhno, Roch Jauberty and Austin Brashears died. (continue reading ...)

'Another Step Towards Euthanasia for Children'

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:58:47 -0400

(presseurop) - In the wake of several months of testimony from doctors and experts in medical ethics, a Belgian Senate committee will on June 12 examine the possible extension of the country's euthanasia law to include children.

"On both sides of the linguistic border, liberals and socialists appear to agree on the fact that age should not be regarded as a decisive criteria in the event of a request for euthanasia," notes De Morgen. (continue reading ...)

Pushing Elder Suicide

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:35:37 -0400

(NRO) - As we are in the midst of an elder-suicide crisis, we see elder suicide promoted within the assisted suicide movement and its camp followers in the media. Now, continuing the recent pattern, the 2002 joint elder suicides of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Jr. and his wife Joan has been extolled in Slate.

Euthanasia activist, Dr. Lewis. M. Cohen recounts how the Nimitzs' killed themselves together. Members of the Hemlock Society, neither were terminally ill but experiencing the usual circumstances of octogenarians. According to Cohen, these suicides were, "Deaths With Dignity." (continue reading ...)

Two Year Old Emerges From "PVS" After Stem Cell Treatment

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:01:24 -0400

(Daily Mail) - Doctors claim to have successfully treated a child suffering with cerebral palsy with stem cells for the first time.

Just weeks after being given an intravenous stem cell treatment from umbilical cord blood, the symptoms of a boy who had been left in a vegetative state after a heart attack improved considerably. Within months he could talk and move.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:47:07 -0400

(NRO) - Bioethics pushed personal autonomy to the forefront of medical decision making, helping forge the legal right to say no to unwanted life-extending care. Today, if a person doesn't want to be in an ICU or to be otherwise kept alive with medical treatment, the patient or family can say no. And that's generally a very good thing.

Indeed, without the right to say no, the hospice movement would never have materialized. But what about patients who want to say yes to such care? Increasingly, patient autonomy is becoming a one-way street. If you want to die, fine. That decision is sacrosanct. If you want to live, well ... (continue reading)

LifeNews Welcomes Terri Schiavo's Brother as New Blogger

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:13:19 -0400

(LifeNews.com) - LifeNews.com, the premier pro-life news outlet and the most-visited pro-life web site on the Internet, is excited to welcome four key pro-life activists as new contributing bloggers.

With more than 5.5 million pageviews every month, LifeNews is the site millions of pro-life advocates trust for the latest news and analysis from the pro-life perspective. (continue reading)

Click Here Read Bobby Schindler's First Posting, "UK Targets Disabled for Euthanasia as a Cost-Saving Measure" ...

Do No Harm: Doctors Killing Disabled People?

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:10:43 -0400

(by Rebekah Maxwell) - Ah, the beauty of our progressive society. It seems like only yesterday we were marveling at the UK politician who openly proclaims that disabled children should be killed "like deformed lambs...smashed against a wall."

This profile in postmodern courage is simply bringing back the oh-so noble idea of eugenics: a means of uplifting society by killing, er...culling out those lesser-evolved humanoids so the higher beings can flourish. (continue reading ...)

Newborn Comes Back to Life in Mother's Arms

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:26:16 -0400

(Live Action News) - A premature newborn in Australia, born along with his twin sister at just 27 weeks' gestation and weighing in at only two pounds, was pronounced dead by his physician after medical staff tried for twenty minutes to revive him.

Jamie Ogg, now a little over three years old, is alive today only because of the undying love and affection of his mother. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, when Jamie was pronounced dead, the doctor handed him to his mother, Kate, so that she could say goodbye to her son. Kate took Jamie into her arms and tearfully caressed her tiny son. (continue reading ...)

Philly Family's Fight Over Lung-Donor Rule Spurs National Debate

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:22:10 -0400

(Philly.com) - A Philadelphia-area family's fight over the rules that govern lung transplants is getting national attention. Ten-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, of Newtown Square, is dying of cystic fibrosis at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

She needs a lung transplant to survive, but Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network policies say children under age 12 should receive lungs from another child, not an adult. That means it will take longer for lungs to be available to Sarah, who has been on the transplant list for 18 months.
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Pushing Assisted Suicide is Likely Driving Up Suicides in General

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:42 -0400

(LifeNews.com) - One suicide begets another, a study in Canada has demonstrated. From the Ottawa Citizen story: "That suicide is contagious is a widely held-and controversial-theory.

"A groundbreaking new study co-authored by a University of Ottawa researchers has found that teens who know of a schoolmate who died of suicide are far more likely to think about or attempt suicide than those with no ‘exposure.'" (continue reading ...)

Artist Overcomes TBI With Passion for Art

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:19 -0400

(Connection) - Brian Menish is a Herndon High School alum, a fine arts graduate with degrees from Shepherd University and West Virginia University, and an artist living with a Traumatic Brain Injury.

On July 7, 2007, after his senior year at Herndon High School, Brian Menish was in a motorcycle accident and sustained a horrific, left-brain injury making it highly unlikely that he would survive, let alone ever walk or talk again. After years of intensive physical, speech and occupational therapy, Menish not only survived, but he now has regained the ability to walk and participate in nearly every activity of a typical 24-year-old male. (continue reading ...)

Vermont Help Line Launched for Patients Pressured to Take Assisted Suicide Drugs

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:03 -0400

(LifeNews.com) - Ignoring calls from hundreds of Vermonters imploring him to veto the poorly crafted, dangerous legislation, Governor Peter Shumlin boldly signed the bill into law on Monday, May 20, 2013. He was surrounded by cheering supporters of legalized assisted-suicide.

Also in attendance, Attorney General Bill Sorrell, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Harry Chen, dozens of fervent legislators and House Speaker Shap Smith who ... (continue reading)

The NHS is Killing Disabled People

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:29 -0400

(The Guardian) - My daughter was ill at the weekend. Just a heavy cold; but when your child has profound and multiple learning disabilities, even a minor illness can send her life-threatening condition spiralling out of control, so we needed to get some antibiotics.

As so often, it was a dispiriting experience. First, the 111 operator asked what language our daughter spoke and whether she could come to the phone, despite being told she was non-verbal.
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How Legal Euthanasia Changed Belgium For Ever

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:39:05 -0400

(By Tom Mortier & Steven Bieseman) - In 2002, Belgium became the second country in the world after its neighbour, The Netherlands, to legalise euthanasia. Over the next decade our country has become a living laboratory for radical social change.

With many other countries debating legalisation at the moment, now is a good moment to stand back and take a good long look at the results. In 2002 Belgium was governed by a coalition of Liberals and Social Democrats. The slightly more conservative Christian Democrats had been excluded. (continue reading ...)

Declare "Assisted Suicide Free Zones" in Vermont!

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:48 -0400

(NRO) - Vermont has legalized assisted suicide, and hospitals in the state are delaying implementation on premises. From the AP story:

"Vermont's new aid-in-dying law, which allows doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it, is set to take effect as soon as Gov. Peter Shumlin signs it on Monday. But most Vermont hospitals are expected, at least for the time being, to opt out of implementing it." (continue reading ...)

The Tragic Reality of 'Covert Euthanasia'

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:34 -0400

(Renew America) - Pope Francis has spoken about the tragic reality of "covert euthanasia." From a May 6, 2013 Catholic News Service story: "While the fight to preserve life is often centered on abortion and capital punishment, the future Pope Francis also warned against a more subtle form of disregard for human dignity: what he called 'covert euthanasia.'

'In this consumerist, hedonist and narcissistic society, we are accustomed to the idea that there are people that are disposable,' among them, the elderly, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio said in a recently published book.'' (continue reading...)