Alex Schadenberg . . . Decries Canadian Supreme Court’s Striking Down Assisted Suicide Ban
By PEGGY MOEN ST. PAUL — The Supreme Court of Canada made “a horrific decision” when it struck down the country’s ban on assisted suicide, said Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, here to address the February 11 Legislative Dinner of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. In his remarks, Schadenberg said the court’s February 6 ruling used “totally subjective” language, leaving Parliament to decide many particulars without objective standards to guide it. He said the ruling would allow both assisted suicide and euthanasia. Assisted suicide, he explained, is when someone helps you to take your own life, while euthanasia is when someone “lethally injects you.” Of the decision, he said: “You need to read it . .…Continue Reading