Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) is a non-profit organization that opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide in the world. It was founded by Alex Schadenberg, Dr. Barrie DeVeber and Jean Echlin in July 1998. Its headquarters are in London, Ontario, Canada.

Initiatives

In November 2012, the EPC started a project called “Declaration of Hope” with the help of another non-profit organization, HOPE Australia. The groups sent letters to all Canadian parliamentarians explaining why euthanasia and assisted suicide should not be legal, and the threats to society that would manifest if such a law were passed. Anyone can sign the online petition.[1]

Publications

EPC published the following pamphlets: Protecting People from Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; Euthanasia Paper; and Caring Not Killing. EPC’s executive director Alex Schadenberg published a book called Exposing Vulnerable People to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.[2][3]

Legal cases

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition intervened for the first time following the attempted euthanasia of a disabled child in Niagara Falls in 2001.[4] EPC organized petitions against the following bills: Bill C-407 in 2005;[5][6] Bill C-562 in 2008;[7] and Bill C-384 in 2009.[8] EPC was granted intervention status in three court cases in Canada: Hawryluck v. Scardoni in 2004;[9] Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Services Center in 2011;[10][11] and Carter v. Canada (AG) in 2012.[12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baklinski, Thaddeus (2013-01-30). "‘Declaration of Hope’ petition launched to oppose Quebec euthanasia legislation". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ "New Book Exposes How Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia Prey on People". LifeNews.com. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ↑ Schadenberg, Alex. "Exposing Vulnerable People to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by Alex Schadenberg | Good Reading Guide by Portico Books". Goodreadingguide.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Thompson sentence no more than a 'scolding' - Interim, February 2000". Theinterim.com. 1999-11-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Private Member's Bill - C-407, First Reading (38-1)". Parl.gc.ca. 2005-06-15. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Bill C-407 A Bill to Legalize Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide". LifeSiteNews.com. 2005-07-06. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. ↑ "Private Member's Bill - C-562, First Reading (39-2)". Parl.gc.ca. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Private Member's Bill - C-384, First Reading (40-2)". Parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  9. ↑ "2004 CanLII 34326 (ON SC)". CanLII. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Court of Appeal: Doctors Cannot Unilaterally End Life Support | Whaley Estate Litigation Blog". Whaleyestatelitigation.com. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  11. ↑ "CanLII - 2011 ONSC 1500 (CanLII)". Canlii.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  12. ↑ "2012 BCSC 886". CanLII. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  13. ↑ "Home - The Centre for Constitutional Studies". Law.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  14. ↑ "Rasouli case: Who has the right to decide to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment? | NRL News Today". Nationalrighttolifenews.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  15. ↑ "LifeSiteNews Mobile | Supreme Court of Canada begins hearings in end-of-life case". Lifesitenews.com. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-21.

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