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Life has lost its importance
MICHAEL COREN
This week, the first International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is being held in Toronto.

The role of death
MARGARET SOMERVILLE
Approval for euthanasia muffles our proper emotional response to a person's passing.

Euthanasia's Slippery Slope Can't be Prevented
MARGARET SOMERVILLE
Some people with disabilities are angry about my opposition to legalizing euthanasia.

The Real Dutch Disease
BARBARA KAY
Euthanasia is so accepted that doctors must now justify prolonging a life.

Nothing to Die Over
WESLEY J. SMITH
The news about Monday's 6-3 assisted suicide ruling is not as bad as euthanasia opponents might have feared.

Defining human dignity
MARGARET SOMERVILLE
The concept of human dignity and what is required to respect it is at the centre of the euthanasia debate.

The Failure of Catholic Political Leadership
ROBERT P. GEORGE & WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS
What can the bishops do about Catholic public officials who publicly support such evils as abortion and euthanasia?

Of Living Wills and Butterfly Ballots
NANCY VALKO
The living will was originally invented in 1967 by two groups, the Euthanasia Society of America and Euthanasia Education Council, and was touted as a first step in gaining public acceptance of euthanasia. These groups had been struggling for years to get mercy-killing bills (which would allow doctors to give disabled or dying patients lethal overdoses) passed in various state legislatures.

We can help those suffering to find meaning beyond human limitations
DR. RENE LEIVA
As a response to the challenge of euthanasia, Dr. Rene Leiva explains how he helps patients who suffer from "depression of the soul".

Memo to My Children
BARBARA KAY
Lately, we have witnessed a pernicious cultural trend toward the rebranding of legalized euthanasia as a gift rather than a menace to societys most vulnerable citizens.

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