Pro-Deather Ideas Similar To Nazi Ideas? Absolutely

Let the pro-deathers whine all they want – what they are proposing for people with disabilities and the social context around these issues are very similar to what the Nazis did to Germans with disabilities – there’s absolutely no doubt.

Anger at 'Nazi slur' on right to die lobby

ANTI-euthanasia campaigners have sparked outrage by comparing the stance taken by advocates of right-to-die legislation to elements of Nazism.

The claims will be discussed in Edinburgh this week at what is billed as the first gathering in Europe of campaigners against assisted suicide.

Care Not Killing – an alliance largely of religious groups – has been accused of "cheapening" the issue by opening its conference, the European Symposium on euthanasia and assisted suicide, with a talk entitled Lessons from Nazism.

Dr Andrew Fergusson, a former GP who is chairman of the advisory group for Care Not Killing, admitted the opening theme of the event would be "controversial". He said the comparison stemmed from a judgment in the Nuremberg Trials which said Nazi doctors believed in the existence of a "life unworthy to be lived". more

UK: Care Not Killing Takes On The Falconer Commission

Care Not Killing in the UK has added its voice of opposition to the Falconer Commission's recommendations to legalize assisted suicide.

UK Suicide Draws Articulate Opposition

My colleagues at the UK's Care Not Killing have posted an excellent response to the media fawning over Geraldine McClelland's death at Swiss death clinic Dignitas earlier this week (see posts below).

Press Release from Care Not Killing

An international media platform has been given to a new case of assisted suicide involving a media personality who was dying of cancer. The story has broken today.

This carefully orchestrated move by a former BBC producer, in collaboration with the pro-euthanasia lobby, breaks virtually every international guideline on media suicide portrayal and marks a new milestone in irresponsible media reporting. Sadly however, it is entirely consistent with our national broadcaster's self-appointed status as a cheerleader for assisted suicide. more

UK: Care Not Killing Files Official Complaint Against BBC Televised Assisted Killing

Good for my colleagues at the UK's Care Not Killing. They are the first organization to formally file a complaint with the BBC Trust, which oversees the BBC.

BBC ‘BROKE ITS OWN RULES’ WITH SHOCK SUICIDE BROADCAST

Lord Patten is being asked to rule on whether the corporation breached its own guidelines with a controversial documentary on assisted suicide.

An official complaint has been made to the BBC Trust about the BBC2 documentary which followed a man’s final moments at the Swiss Dignitas clinic. Care Not Killing, which lodged the complaint, has accused the corporation of bias and says it risks fuelling more suicides. more

Care Not Killing Responds To Recommendations Against Scottish Assisted Suicide

Care Not Killing has got it right about the Scot’s proposed assisted suicide bill being rejected.

Care Not Killing Scotland responds to the decision of the End of Life Assistance Committee to reject euthanasia and assisted suicide bill

Scotland welcomes the fact that the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee has rejected Margo MacDonald's attempt to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in Scotland. The Committee overwhelmingly rejected the Bill by 5 votes to 1 vote.

We are grateful that the Committee has comprehensively assessed the Bill and identified its manifold dangers. The breadth of people has been described as “extraordinarily wide”.

The inadequacy of the safeguards against undue influence on people to end their lives has been identified in the report as has the negative impact such a Bill would have on the disabled. more

Comforting Truth About Alternatives To Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia

If ever you wanted to read a measured, sane, carefully considered piece about how palliative care can be powerfully used at the end of life, read this.

Quality of life and death

Dr Stanley C Macaden says dignity in death can be provided by good palliative care, which aims to restore the comfort of people affected by a terminal illness.

The night was long, but strangely bereft of anxiety and hopelessness. My sisters and I sat around my mother’s bed. After her second stroke we had watched a steady and progressive deterioration in her condition and now she was slipping away. There was a difference, however: Amma was at home with us, her pain was controlled and she was kept as comfortable as possible by following instructions of the palliative care team. Above all she was at peace with herself and her Maker. We had also shared a few beautiful moments and heartfelt sentiments with her. The dawn ushered in the first few rays of the sun through the window. We held her hand as she breathed her last...

Death is an inevitable reality for all. The only certain event after birth is death. We do our best to make birth a safe and good event. However, there is much to be desired in the way we die. According to medical ethics doctors have a dual responsibility: to preserve life and to relieve suffering. As a person approaches the end of life, relief of suffering is the more important of the two, especially as it becomes increasingly impossible to preserve life. more

Take That, You Pro-Death Extremists!!!

So, my good friend and colleague Peter Saunders says it all ... take that pro-death extremists!!!