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Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity), that would have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide, was defeated in the House of Commons, April 21, by a resounding 228 to 59. All four of the MPs who represent members of Halton Pro-Life voted to defeat the bill. Read more . . .
The bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, Bill C-384, is to be debated in Parliament on April 21 and voted on April 22. Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, reports that Francine Lalonde MP (BQ), the sponsor of the private member’s bill, was expected to delay the vote by trading the date with another MP sponsoring a private member’s bill, as she has done in the past, but that appears not to be the case.
Alex is asking people to contact their MPs to state their opposition to the bill and to send them a message such as:
“I am concerned that if euthanasia or assisted suicide were legalized in Canada that it would become the ultimate form of elder abuse and people with disabilities would often experience subtle pressures to “choose” to die. Please vote against Bill C-384.”
Go to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition website for more details. Also see our Euthanasia and Euthanasia Articles pages and the Executive Director’s blog for analysis and comments
Alice in Wonderland’s conversation with Humpty Dumpty has invaded the debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Open dialog on the ethics, morality and long-term societal effects of the proposed legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide is essential and urgent in view of the Parliamentary vote on Bill C-384 due for this week (see the item above). Despite this, the doctors who edit the influential Canadian Medical Association Journal have written an editorial stating that it is: “Time to move on from the euthanasia debate.” The good doctors are seriously misleading us. For my opinion on this, and Humpty Dumpty’s, please see my Executive Director’s blog.
Five people have lodged complaints with Advertising Standards Canada about “Vanished,” one of the two 
Reaching Minds Through Media TV advertisements that were aired by Alliance For Life Ontario for 13 weeks ending in Febuary. Vanished, depicts images of people vanishing:
One of the complainers asserted that the ad was misleading. But all it does is to display the reality behind the Statistics Canada figure of one in four pregnancies ending in abortion. One in four people who would be living today have vanished because they were aborted. Click here to see the ad. Also, visit the AFLO website.
Jakki Jeffs, Executive Director of AFLO, told Halton Pro-Life that Advertising Standards Canada is meeting on April 21 to discuss the advertisement and to decide whether to allow it to be run again. The ads caused visits to the AFLO to climb sharply - click here to see our report.
Join Hamilton Right to Life for a panel discussion on “Dignity for End of Life Care” at a Coffee & Dessert Evening on Wednesday April 21, 2010, at 7:00pm, in the Nicholas Mancini Centre, 44 Hunt Street, Hamilton. A Guest Panel will include:
For more information contact Sandra at Hamilton Right to Life at 905-528-3065
Message to Canada from a doctor in Oregon: “I urge Canadian leaders to reject the seductive siren of assisted suicide embodied in C-384. Oregon has literally tasted the bitter pill (barbiturate overdoses) and many now know that our legislation is hopelessly flawed. I believe Canada with its tradition of excellent palliative and hospice care should continue to strive to be a model for the rest of the world by rejecting this misguided legislation.”
That is the last paragraph of Dr. Willam Toffler’s “A message for my Canadian neighbors.” Click here to read his full message posted on the Canadians for Care website, and learn about the alarming conditions that now exist in Oregon since assisted suicide became an option in that state.
The strongest case for legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide is individual experiences of suffering, although this case is counteracted by the fact that suffering can be relieved by modern medical and palliative care techniques. The strongest case against is the effect on society of allowing doctors to kill. These were basic arguments put forward in the recent TVO’s The Agenda debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide. For a summary, click here.
“We believe the time has come for our government to extend full legal protection to every human being from their biological beginnings to natural death.”
That’s how Alliance For Life Ontario describes the mission of its latest project and website, Personhood.ca. Anyone visiting the website gains a thorough education on the issues surrounding personhood of the pre-born:
It’s an excellent resource of information. Please bookmark it and refer to it often: http://www.personhood.ca
A special presentation produced by the Sexual Health Network, City of Hamilton Public Health Services, titled: “Calling all parents to learn . . .How to raise preteens/teens in an age of overindulgence” will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Michelangelo Banquet Centre, 1555 Upper Ottawa Street, Hamilton.
The main speaker is Karyn Gordon, Ph.D., a motivational speaker and family consultant, who regularly addresses schools, corporations and other organizations. In her talk, she will present “7 Strategies to Raise Healthy Teens in An Age of Over-Indulgence.– An Informative Workshop for Parents of Youth (Grades 4-12).”
Dr. Karyyn, as she likes to be known, says many youth are living in a ‘buy now, pay later’ culture which affects their decision making, spending habits, priorities and eating habits. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Masters in Counseling and a Doctorate in Marriage and Family.
People attending are asked to RSVP to 905-546-city (2489).