By Wesley J. Smith In 1993, while most of his family was away at church, Robert Latimer took his twelve-year-old daughter Tracy, disabled by cerebral palsy, out to the barn. He put her in his truck, turned on the engine, closed the door, and waited for his daughter to...
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A pardon for Robert Latimer could have consequences for disabled Canadians
By Shafer Parker Editor’s note. This was published July 16 in the Calgary Herald and reposted at the blog of Alex Schadenberg. When I read the Herald’s report that Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer is seeking a federal pardon for taking the life of his 12-year-old...
Murderer Latimer Supports Canadian Euthanasia
By Wesley J. Smith One Sunday, Robert Latimer carried his 12-year-old daughter to the family pickup truck parked in the barn. He placed the girl, disabled by cerebral palsy, in the vehicle and started the engine. He closed the doors and asphyxiated Tracy to death....
Robert Latimer denied access to Britain
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Canadian media outlets have reported that Robert Latimer was denied entry into Britain due to visa related issues. Latimer, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his...
Latimer Truths Rarely Told
By Wesley J. Smith When Robert Latimer first murdered his daughter because she had cerebral palsy, many people bemoaned that Robert had been forced to use car exhaust to put Tracy out of her his misery rather than have a doctor do the deed. But doctors should be no...