Oregon GOP Unanimously Denounces Euthanasia

At the end of October, Republican delegates from across Oregon met in Bend to update the Oregon Republican Party (ORP) Platform. This document is critical because it explains the pro-life position of the only major party in Oregon that takes a stand in defense of life from conception to natural death. In light of the […]

20 Years with Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law

October 27 marks 20 years since Oregon’s Physician Assisted Suicide law took effect. Oregon was the first U.S. state and first government in the world to legalize physician assisted suicide. First introduced as Measure 16, it is regarded as one of the most controversial ballot measures in Oregon’s history and has resulted in the deaths […]

Euthanasia Pioneer Having Second Thoughts

There are red flags. And then there were are really big red flags. Dr. Boudewijn Chabot is considered the patron saint of euthanasia in the Netherlands, which he still supports. But he’s now sounding the alarm that the killing has gone too far. This should be a glaring wakeup call for Americans who are complacent […]

An Agonizingly Cruel Death Sentence

Physician assisted suicide legislation has been making the news recently. Legalized euthanasia in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, and other European nations have has also generated headlines. However, a silent, rampant killer is intentionally claiming lives of far more too many patients each day in America’s medical facilities. This quiet, legal killer is taking the lives […]

Canada Expands Euthanasia

Only months after Canada legalized euthanasia in June 2016, bioethicists are pushing for organ donations from patients who are euthanized. In December’s Journal of Medical Ethics, University of Montreal bioethicists Julie Allard and Marie-Chantal Fortin say there could be some ethical complications, admitting, “It will be difficult to disentangle patients’ motivations for requesting MAID (medical […]

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