German court approves access to suicide drugs
Here is a link blog post by Alex Schadenberg on this very troubling development in Germany. Schadenberg explains that this decision opens the door to the legalization of assisted suicide. Here is his conclusion: “It is very sad how we forget our history and once again give legal power to allow one person to be […]
Peter Singer interview and Wesley Smith’s insightful rejoinder
Here is a link to a blog post by Wesley Smith discussing a recent interview with Peter Singer. In the interview, Singer repeats his controversial views that intellectually disabled human beings are less valuable than certain animals. Any other view, Singer states, is to engage in speciesism, that is, to prefer humans over other species. […]
DC law legalizing assisted suicide is now in effect
Here is a story from LifeNews.com about recent developments in Washington, D.C. The DC City Council passed the law legalizing assisted suicide in 2016. Congress had an opportunity to prevent the law from going into effect but failed to do so. DC joins Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, and Colorado as jurisdictions where laws explicitly authorize assisted […]
Papers from the 2016 University Faculty for Life conference now available on-line
Many of the papers from the excellent 2016 University Faculty for Life conference held at Marquette are now available on-line at this link. Many thanks to Father Koterski S.J. for his work on editing these papers. There are several papers dealing with brain death and assisted suicide, among many other topics.
interview with Richard Doerflinger on assisted suicide and euthanasia
Here is a link to a good interview with Richard Doerflinger on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Matthew Franck’s commentary on Gosnell
Here is link to an excellent essay by Matthew Franck entitled “Kermit Gosnell and the Ideology of Abortion on Demand.”
“Science, Embryonic Autonomy, and the Question of When Life Begins”
Here is a link to a good essay by Ana Maria Dumitru. Here is the conclusion: “So let’s stop deflecting. It’s time to own up to the truth. Science has already affirmed what we have long since suspected: we can call them fertilized eggs, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, products of conception, embryos, or fetuses, but that doesn’t […]
Re-Reading Roe v. Wade
Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of the Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. Here is a link to my article entitled “Re-Reading Roe v. Wade,” which was presented at Washington & Lee Law School at a conference organized by Sam Calhoun.
Congressional efforts to nullify DC assisted suicide law
Here is a story in the National Right to Life News about congressional efforts to nullify DC’s assisted suicide law. The law was passed by the DC Council in December of 2016. Congress has the ability to nullify such laws, although the time-frame for so doing is short.
“Experts warn Australians against following overseas experience with euthanasia”
Here is a good article from MercatorNet about the dangers of legalizing euthanasia.