Schadenberg: “Death on Demand No Worthy Goal for Society”

Alex Schedenberg, the head of Canada’s Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, has a very good piece about the passage of I 1000 in today’s Calgary Herald. He points out the truth the media generally refuse to report, that Oregon’s guidelines are often violated and that most assisted suicides there are facilitated by Compassion and Choices (formerly the Hemlock Society). He also notes that other assisted suicide advocates are already stating that permitting assisted suicide for the terminally ill doesn’t go far enough—which anyone paying attention knows is the goal of the wider movement. Here’s the link. Check it out.

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