By Alex Schadenberg, executive director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The chair of the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), Paul Ockelford stated in an article written by Jen de Montalk that was published in the nzdoctor.co.nz that: "Even if the law changed,...
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Last day to respond to Margo Macdonald’s flawed proposals on assisted suicide
By Dr. Peter Saunders Monday is the last day to respond to Margo Macdonald's consultation on assisted suicide. The MSP [member of the Scottish Parliament] is planning to bring another bill to the Scottish Parliament in an attempt to legalise assisted suicide just over...
Assisted Suicide case in British Columbia- An Update
By Alex Schadenberg, executive director Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) legal counsel, Hugh Scher, argued the points of our intervention in the Carter case in Vancouver before Justice Smith on December 14, 2011. The Carter case,...
The Carter case seeks to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada
By Alex Schadenberg, executive director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On November 14, the British Columbia Civil Liberties (BCCLA) Carter case, a case that intends to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, will begin to be heard in Vancouver by...
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition requests intervener status in British Columbia Civil Liberties Association’s Carter case
By Alex Schadenberg Hugh Scher, legal counsel for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), indicated that the EPC application to be granted intervener status by the British Columba Court has been filed. EPC is awaiting the response from the court. On April 21, 2010,...