euthanasia
Assisted Suicide as the Next Roe v. Wade: Time to Pay Attention
by Jacqueline Harvey Abernathy, Ph.D. MSSW Those committed to protecting human life at all ages celebrated the fall of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 2022, after 49 years of legalized lethal violence claiming millions of babies across the United States. The sheer carnage of universal access to abortion in every state…
Assisted Suicide is Inequality, Just Like All Legal Violence
by Jacqueline Abernathy As I write this, Governor John Carney has the fate of generations of citizens at his mercy should he sign HB 140 making Delaware the 12th U.S. state where assisted suicide is legal. I wrote a letter urging him to veto HB 140 which I documented from my scientific research as a…
Euthanasia by Poverty: Stories from Canada
by Sarah Terzo Canada’s Medical Aid in Dying law took effect in June 2016. The law allows those with disabilities or chronic illnesses to be killed by a doctor at their request. Many stories have come out about disabled people “choosing” euthanasia because of poverty or inability to get treatment. A Charity Worker Speaks…
Testimony Opposing the End-of-Life Options Act
Tom Taylor recently offered this testimony in opposition to the End-of-Life Option Act (HB403/SB443) in the U.S. state of Maryland This legislation puts Maryland’s most vulnerable populations at risk – including individuals with disabilities, minorities, those experiencing poverty, individuals being treated for or having a history of mental illness, our veterans, and those suffering…
MAID in Despair
An earlier version of this post was published by Patheos on Sept. 7, 2023 by Lois Kerschen In current discussions about programs like Canada’s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID), I am reminded of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation: “Half a Life,” which aired on May 6, 1991. (Clips of this episode are…
The Danger of Coerced Euthanasia: Questions to Ask
by Ms. Boomer-ang Sometimes strong arguments for the Right to Life do not receive the attention they deserve. For example, an important argument against euthanasia and assisted suicide is that people can be coerced into ending their lives in these ways. I was recently reminded of this strong-yet-sometimes-neglected argument when reading a piece criticizing…
Grieving for John
by Rachel MacNair My first inclination when I thought about writing this post soon after the event was that I better not. It was a private event and my thoughts shouldn’t be broadcast for fear of invading privacy. But it’s now been publicized in The Washington Post, which is about as public as it…
Beneath Layers of Lies: The Surge in Efforts to Legalize Euthanasia
by Sonja Morin Euthanasia has returned to legislative consideration in Massachusetts, my home state. For as long as I can remember, an attempt to introduce euthanasia into our state laws would rise up every couple of years like clockwork. And every time, the bill would be struck down soon enough, even if it was…
A Process of Tender Understanding and Loving Closure when Life Ends
by Lois Kerschen Palliative Care Legislatures around the world are increasingly passing bills that allow for euthanasia and assisted suicide. This is a trend we must resist, and we can do so by educating ourselves and others about palliative care. Allow me to recommend an excellent book on this subject: That…
Angela Kennedy (1963 – 2020)
by Katharine Gilchrist Consistent ethic advocate Angela Kennedy has died at the age of 57 (November 26, 2020). She was the editor of the anthology Swimming against the Tide: Feminist Dissent on the Issue of Abortion (1997), which covered the topic of the consistent life ethic. Angela leaves behind her daughter Stevie and son Sean….