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Canadian has become one of world’s leading opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide
BY PATRICK B. CRAINE
Thu May 26, 2011 21:04 ESTComments (1)Tags: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia
Alex Schadenberg
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Alex Schadenberg has dedicated his life to defending the vulnerable. As head of Canada’s Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Schadenberg has become one of the world’s leading opponents of legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide. Perhaps most notably, in 2009 he spearheaded a lobbying campaign that led to the overwhelming defeat, 228-59, of a euthanasia bill in Canada’s legislature.
More recently, his organization played a pivotal role in the high profile case of Baby Joseph Maraachli by intervening with legal support to prevent Joseph’s London hospital from removing his ventilator. After a concerted effort from pro-lifers, Joseph is now breathing on his own at home in Windsor.
On June 3-4th, Schadenberg’s organization will host the Third International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Vancouver, British Columbia.
(Find information about the symposium here.)
Schadenberg’s second son is autistic. As a result, he was particularly shocked by the outpouring of support for euthanasiast Robert Latimer, who in 1993 killed his daughter Tracy, who had Cerebral Palsy, under the guise of “mercy killing.” Latimer was lauded in the media as a loving father.
In July 2009, Schadenberg left his career to found the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and take up the cause full-time.
“What got me really into the issue in particular was having a child with a disability and then having Tracy Latimer viewed as someone who is not worth living,” he said. “I was concerned because people could see killing the child was somehow okay. When did killing become an acceptable solution to a very difficult circumstance?”
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BY PATRICK B. CRAINE
Thu May 26, 2011 21:04 ESTComments (1)Tags: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia
Alex Schadenberg
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Alex Schadenberg has dedicated his life to defending the vulnerable. As head of Canada’s Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Schadenberg has become one of the world’s leading opponents of legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide. Perhaps most notably, in 2009 he spearheaded a lobbying campaign that led to the overwhelming defeat, 228-59, of a euthanasia bill in Canada’s legislature.
More recently, his organization played a pivotal role in the high profile case of Baby Joseph Maraachli by intervening with legal support to prevent Joseph’s London hospital from removing his ventilator. After a concerted effort from pro-lifers, Joseph is now breathing on his own at home in Windsor.
On June 3-4th, Schadenberg’s organization will host the Third International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Vancouver, British Columbia.
(Find information about the symposium here.)
Schadenberg’s second son is autistic. As a result, he was particularly shocked by the outpouring of support for euthanasiast Robert Latimer, who in 1993 killed his daughter Tracy, who had Cerebral Palsy, under the guise of “mercy killing.” Latimer was lauded in the media as a loving father.
In July 2009, Schadenberg left his career to found the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and take up the cause full-time.
“What got me really into the issue in particular was having a child with a disability and then having Tracy Latimer viewed as someone who is not worth living,” he said. “I was concerned because people could see killing the child was somehow okay. When did killing become an acceptable solution to a very difficult circumstance?”
lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-has-become-one-of-worlds-leading-euthanasia-and-assisted-suicide-o?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6cbc3cdfbd-LifeSiteNews_com_Canada_Full_Text_02_26_2011&utm_medium=email