Subject: International Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Conference an
Impressive Event

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International Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Conference an Impressive
Event

By Steve Jalsevac

TORONTO, December 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the first International
Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Toronto this past weekend
there was a true coalition of diverse individuals with often diametrically
opposed views on abortion, faith, homosexuality and other issues. However,
they were all generally united in the common belief that the world has now
entered a very dangerous phase of increasingly approved killing of
handicapped, seriously ill and otherwise vulnerable persons via euthanasia
or assisted suicide.

There were religious people, atheists, pro-life leaders fighting abortion
and others strongly in favour of abortion, pro-family and pro-homosexual
advocates. However, those issues were largely set aside for most of the
two day conference as some of the very best speakers made awesome
presentations on the issues they all came to discuss - euthanasia,
assisted suicide and directly related other issues, such as the wide
variety of definitions of brain death.

Although the above might sound rather macabre, the speakers and attendees
were anything but doom and gloom types. On the contrary there was a very
alive, joyful spirit and determination to fight this latest advance of the
culture of death.

Three speakers gave their presentations from their wheelchairs. Their
personal witness to their determination to resist the discrimination that
often wants to end their lives as not worthy to be lived was instructive
about the reality of what is now happening in our hospitals, nursing homes
and other institutions.

Hospitals across North America and Europe have become battlegrounds where
relatives of patients wage war against hospital doctors, staff negligence
and increasingly willfull deprivation of life sustaining treatment. After
hearing some of the talks and from discussions in the halls with
participants, the realization quickly developed that no relative should be
left alone in any hospital or nursing home without regular visits and lots
of questions from family regarding treatment and nutrition and hydration
being provided.

As for anyone who might have been in favour of euthanasia for themselves
or others before arriving at the conference (as more than a few
anti-abortion people are - especially the elderly) it would have been
difficult to retain that mistaken view after hearing the presentations and
discussions at the conference.

Bobby Schindler moved many participants to tears with the story about his
sister Terri Schiavo's forced death by removal of food and water and the
terrible lack of support from many elements of the establishment,
including local bishops and other clergy.

Wesley Smith gave a sweeping overview of current developments on the
issues. Dr. Paul Byrne generated intense discussions for hours afterwards
over his disturbing revelations about what are often fraudulent, arbitrary
definitions of brain death designed to facilitate quicker removal of vital
organs for transplants from living people.

Barbara Farlow related the devastating story of her tiny handicapped
daughter's death from deliberate negligence by the medical staff at a
prominent Toronto region children's hospital. Physicians had decided that
the baby's life was not worth living despite her family's constant care
and overflowing love for her.

There was far more of significance that occurred at this watershed event.
LifeSiteNews will publish more stories about the conference in the days
ahead.




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The liberal answer to everything; "kill it!".

The liberal answer to everything;

The liberal answer to everything; "kill it!". Absolutely reprehensible.

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/dec/07120312.html

The liberal answer to everything; "kill it!".

Absolutely reprehensible.

The liberal answer to everything; "kill it!". Absolutely reprehensible.