Why we're debating euthanasia nowMARGARET SOMERVILLE
Deep changes in society have created a growing demand for the legalization of euthanasia -- but that doesn't make it right.
Euthanasia -- Broken Memories, Broken BondsFATHER TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK
Most people fear the process of dying, which involves radical dependency, a sense of powerlessness, and sometimes significant pain as well.
Some Aspects of the Euthanasia DebateIAIN BENSON
Iain Benson responds to the arguments of the pro-euthanasia lobby. He begins with a discussion of how we now speak (and think) about right and wrong, the problem of values language.
Current euthanasia law in the NetherlandsBRIAN POLLARD
Previously, because euthanasia was prohibited in the Penal Code, the physician had to prove that he/she had fulfilled the requirements. Under the new arrangements, the Public Prosecutor has to prove that the physician has not fulfilled the requirements, in order to start prosecution. This is a significant shift.
New Name, Same Old Euthanasia StoryWESLEY J. SMITH
What's not in a name is the question du jour at single-issue advocacy groups. First the venerable National Abortion Rights Action League (or National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League in recent years) officially dropped abortion from its name and became "NARAL Pro-Choice America."
Slippery Slope of Euthanasia for ChildrenREV. GONZALO MIRANDA
The Netherlands' decision to allow the euthanasia of children could lead to the practice of arbitrarily deciding which youngsters will live or die, warns a leading bioethicist.
We were wrong, says former regulator of Dutch euthanasiaTHEO BOER
In 2001 The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia and, along with it, assisted suicide.
Statement and Call to Action Concerning Euthanasia/Assisted SuicideCARDINAL THOMAS COLLINS
Physicians across our country who have devoted their lives to healing patients will soon be asked to do the exact opposite.
The importance of stories in the euthanasia debateMARGARET SOMERVILLE
The pro-euthanasia case is compact and quick and easy to make.
Film makes strong case against assisted dyingMARGARET SOMERVILLE
End Credits provides an opportunity to understand some of the ways in which people who are pro-euthanasia and those who are anti-euthanasia radically differ in how they view both dying and death, and what euthanasia involves.
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