Tag: British Columbia
Depressed Man Euthanized in Canada
I fear many will shrug and say, “The man wanted to die. What else is there to think about?”
Why VSED Is Indeed Abetted Suicide
On June 4, news outlets around the world reported that Dutch doctors euthanized a 17-year-old rape victim who suffered from severe PTSD, depression, and anorexia.
Meyer, Medved on Great Minds — Cambrian Explosion, Burgess Shale, and More
Animal forms come and go, but what links them as “acts of mind” (as Agassiz put it) is a “continuity of ideas,” not, says Meyer, the physical continuity that Darwin asserted.
Qualifying for Euthanasia by Self-Starvation in Canada
Canada has embraced a positive “right to die.” Here is what happens once that Rubicon is crossed.
Canadian Hospice Says No to Euthanasia
Cecily Saunders, who created the modern hospice movement, stood steadfastly against assisted-suicide legalization.