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By Wesley J. Smith Assisted suicide/euthanasia is completely contrary to the hospice vision espoused by the late great medical humanitarian Cecily Saunders, who created the modern hospice movement. She stood steadfastly against assisted-suicide legalization. Indeed,...
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The recent edict by the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia ordering (non-religious) healthcare facilities to participate in euthanasia (Medical Aid in Dying--MAiD) including hospices is...
By Steve Weatherbe BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 21, 2016 – Two of British Columbia’s five regional health authorities — one of them covering the “Bible Belt” area of the lower Fraser River valley just east of Vancouver — apparently have told voluntary societies offering...
By Dave Andrusko When you read or hear about parents being told their unborn child has a life-threatening chromosomal disorder, your heart goes out to them. Kylie Gunn’s sad, sad story of aborting her child at 24 weeks is both specific in some areas and vague enough...
Editor’s note. This guest blog appeared at Life Institute. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the International Perinatal and Hospice Care Conference held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Going into the conference, I was prepared to hear...
Editor’s note. This guest blog appeared at Life Institute. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the International Perinatal and Hospice Care Conference held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Going into the conference, I was prepared to hear...
By Niamh Ui Bhriain Editor’s note. Ms. Ui Bhriain is a spokeswoman for the Irish pro-life organization, The Life Institute. Fine Gael is an Irish political party. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Irish Parliament. In the past week we’ve seen the Minister for...
By Dave Andrusko The family of Lauren Hill, the courageous freshman at Mt. St. Joseph college, announced last night that Lauren has entered hospice care. Lauren, battling inoperable brain cancer, has been a profile in courage as she refused to allow her disease...
By Arthur Caplan and Wesley J. Smith Editor’s note. This first appeared in USA Today and is reprinted with permission of the authors. Terminally ill brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard's death by prescribed lethal overdose — legal in Oregon — made headlines....
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. In a debate format interview on the PBS Newhour, Ira Byock, a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care for the end of life debated Barbara Coombs...