“They aren’t safeguards, they are qualifying conditions…”
“Hospice should be viewed as a core service…
Palliative care is not an add-on, it is a core component of care services.”
”Services in Canada are being expanded to include children…”
Assisted Suicide over homelessness?
In Canada individuals are considering and choosing Assisted Suicide over poverty and homelessness. How can this be right?
Canadian Freedom of Conscience Act
The Bill failed to pass in 2019 and another similar Bill in October 2022 that would have seen ‘effective referral’ by medical professionals a legal requirement.
‘The so-called safeguards failed - Belgium violated the right to life’
Tom Mortier had previously been in favour of euthanasia… …he did not realise how the law would allow his mother, who had severe mental health issues, to be euthanised without his knowledge, and despite the doubts of her long-term treating psychiatrist.
Real concerns exist about the consultation paper on assisted dying in Jersey
Dr John Stewart-Jones, Chair of the Jersey Dying Well Group said, “There needs to be an in-depth examination of ‘safeguards’ that are being proposed…”
Euthanasia & psychiatric conditions - a community response
As an island we are approaching a turning point in the history of our law.
We need laws, and we need our families and communities, especially when we are vulnerable.