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Euthanasia Prevention Coalition International News and Information - purpose is to preserve and enforce legal prohibitions and ethical guidelines prohibiting “mercy killing.
We want to: increase public awareness of hospice/palliative care; To promote improvement in the quality and availability of hospice/palliative care, and effective methods of controlling pain and suffering; To develop and build compassionate care community services as alternatives to “mercy killing.”; To educate the public on the harm and risks associated with the promotion of euthanasia and assisted suicide through the use of pamphlets, information seminars, media campaigns and research articles; To co-ordinate and disseminate research and information on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide; To represent the vulnerable and where appropriate, advocate before the courts on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Oregon's 2015 assisted suicide report.
February 12, 2016
Belgium euthanasia deaths continue to rise.
January 28, 2016
Netherlands 2014 euthanasia report - another 10% increase
October 10, 2015
Swiss group to assist the suicides of elderly healthy people.
May 27, 2014
Legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide is not safe.
April 28, 2014
Dutch Ethicist: Assisted Suicide: Don't Go There July 16, 2014
Assisted suicide proposal is a dangerous prescription.
August 10, 2013
Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Recipe for Elder Abuse and the Illusion of Personal Choice. February 17, 2011.
Depressed Belgian woman dies by Euthanasia. February 6, 2013.
Quebec euthanasia bill is imprecise and open to abuse.
May 22, 2014.
Oregon Suicide rate soars after legalizing assisted suicide.
September 12, 2010.
Mild stroke led to mother’s forced death by dehydration.
September 27, 2011.
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