The Euthanasia Law will enter into force in Spain on June 25 and the Assembly of Associations for Life, Dignity and Freedom has brought together doctors, researchers, jurists, academics, former politicians and artists to say NO to euthanasia, NO to death on demand. This law does not support the sufferer, it eliminates him. Suffering…
George William Vella has been the President of Malta since 2019. This position of Head of State, in terms of 5 years, is appointed by the island’s single Parliament, and in his case had the approval of the Nationalist Party (on the right) and his own, the Labor Party (on the left). Vella has 2…
Since euthanasia was legalized in Belgium in 2002, after 21,000 declared cases (it is considered that there are a third more than doctors do not bother to declare) only 2 have reached the courts, as the Ghent Report of 2021 points out , only one – was denounced by the “control” commission (which actually controls almost…
The draft of a revised version of the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) is now open for public consultation and may be downloaded below. The revision process so far The International Code of Medical Ethics was adopted by the World Medical Association (WMA) in 1949 as a complement to the newly adopted Declaration of Geneva: The Physician’s…
Euthanasia and assisted suicide has been legal in Luxembourg since 2009. The person requesting euthanasia or assisted suicide must have a serious, incurable and irreversible affliction which leads to unbearable physical or mental suffering. The Luxembourg update was published by the Australian Care Alliance. The sixth biennial report by the National Commission for Control and Evaluation covering 2019-2020 was…
Senay Boztas reported for the Dutchnews.nl that there were more euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands than ever before. According to the Netherlands euthanasia report there were 6938 reported euthanasia deaths in 2020 up by 9% from 6361 in 2019. Boztas reported: All but two of these were judged to have met the six legal requirements… The number…
The NICE [National Institute of Health and Care Excellence], a British health body that evaluates excellence in treatment and patient care, has stated after research that current studies provide a “very low” level of evidence to support of hormonal blockade in minors with gender dysphoria. Such studies, they say, are small and “subject to bias…
Euthanasia has recently been legalized in Spain and this Thursday the French Assembly is examining a bill to also regulate the deaths caused by sick people. The offensive is underway in many countries but despite this there are voices that continue to rise before an atrocious practice. They are religious people, but also agnostics or…
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law a bill on Friday that protects healthcare providers from discrimination if they refuse to provide medical services for religious or moral reasons. The bill, known as the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act, states that doctors and other healthcare workers have the right not to participate in a healthcare…
Despite international pressure, the Dominican Republic wants to remain a pro-life country and last week the Chamber of Deputies of the Caribbean country presented the bill to reform the Penal Code. In it the legislators have not contemplated the decriminalization of abortion under three possible assumptions as demanded by abortion groups supported by international lobbies.…
