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Canada’s euthanasia lobby demands that religious medical facilities kill
The euthanasia lobby, Dying with Dignity, has started a campaign to force Canada’s denominational medical institutions to participate in, or provide euthanasia. Their main goal is to put an end to transfer of patients wanting euthanasia from a denominational medical institution refusing to perform euthanasia. The British Columbia government is already forcing medical institutions which … Read more
Senator introduces bill to require abortions centers to show moms ultrasound of their baby (Washington DC, USA)
US Senator, Roger Marshall MD (Obstetrician/Gynaecologist), will introduce the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act1 to the Senate on the 10th of March 2022. Among other provisions, the Act would require abortion centres to perform an ultrasound with simultaneous explanation to the mother what the ultrasound is depicting. The heartbeat must be made audible and ultrasound images … Read more
Idaho House Committee passes Texas-style bill to ban abortions on babies with beating hearts (USA)
Idaho leaders want to pass a bill that bans abortions once a heartbeat is detected. The Idaho Senate approved the bill which bans abortions from 6 weeks gestation. The House State Affairs Committee voted to send the bill to the full Idaho House of Representatives where it is expected to pass. The bill may be … Read more
WHO tells countries to legalise abortions up to birth without limits
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued new abortion guidelines on the 3rd of March 20221. The guidelines urge changes including no gestational age limits to an abortion, no requirement that doctors do abortions, no parental consent for minors, no waiting period and better access to medical abortion pills including through telemedicine. The WHO claims that … Read more
New UK ‘porn laws’ could be the vaccine passports of the internet (UK)
An online passport would not only fail to stop children from watching porn – it would be the most intrusive identity scheme of all. The UK Government’s announcement this week that children will be better protected from online porn has been warmly welcomed. The problem is, it’s incredibly hard to enforce such steps online because it creates … Read more
Law demands heavy penalties if porn sites do not verify the age of users (UK)
As part of a new internet safety bill, the UK government has announced all pornography websites will be legally required to verify that users are age 18 or older. Under the bill, porn sites must establish robust checks to protect children from accessing them and could use secure age verification technology to confirm a user … Read more
Integrated approach to online safety will bring down online predators (USA)
Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children, They plead for an integrated effort among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families. The online streaming event was hosted by Globe in partnership with UNICEF, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), … Read more
Assisted suicide: psychiatric assessment should be systematically provided (France)
The public debate about the legalisation of euthanasia in France is raging. Some psychiatrists published a study that reviewed the role of psychiatrists in cases of requests for assisted suicide. The study was based on 127 articles, mostly sourced from Pubmed and Cairn, dating from 1997 to 2020, involving Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and … Read more
French council of state rejects Dignitas’ appeal on a preliminary question of constitutionality (France)
Dignitas, a Swiss organisation that promotes “the right to die with dignity”, submitted a Preliminary Question of Constitution (PQC) to the French Council of State. The aim of the PQC was to counter the ban of the euthanasia drug, pentobarbital, in France. The French Council rejected the proposal and highlighted the risk of pentobarbital to … Read more