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Head of Belgian order explains shock move MercatorNet Although residing in Rome in recent years, he has been one of the leading voices in Belgium opposing legalised euthanasia. This week the Belgian region, where the congregation started in the 19th Century, announced the startling news that its hospitals ... and more »

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Health Canada released an interim update on medical assistance in dyingon April 26. The report indicates that there were 970 reported assisted deaths. The data was based on a full year in Qubec and 6.5 months (June 17 Dec 31) in the rest of Canada.

There were 463 reported assisted deaths in (Qubec, Yukon and Nunavut) and 507 reported assisted deaths in the rest of Canada. Out of 507 assisted deaths there were 504 euthanasia deaths (lethal injection) and 3 assisted suicide deaths (lethal prescription).

There may be more assisted deaths.According to the report, not every province has a legal requirement to report assisted deaths while Nunavut and the Yukon territories did not submit information based on privacy concerns and the small number of assisted deaths.

The 970 reported assisted deaths represented 0.6% of all deaths in Canada. Other than Qubec, where there were 463 deaths in the full year, these deaths occurred in 6.5 months (June 17 Dec 31). The percentage of assisted deaths is highest in British Columbia, where there were 188 assisted deaths, where they have two euthanasia clinics, as compared to 189 assisted deaths in Ontario.

The number of assisted deaths is high compared to Belgium where there were 235 reported assisted deaths in its first full year (2003), 349 in its second full year and 393 in its third full year after legalization. Currently Belgium is approximately 1/3 of Canadas population.

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Recently CBC news reported that there were more than 1324 assisted deaths up to March 31. The CBC news data did not include all of the assisted deaths in British Columbia and it did not include Qubec assisted deaths since December 31.

TheNetherlands recently reported that there were 6091 reported assisted deaths in 2016 representing 4% of all deaths. Based on the current number of assisted deaths, it is possible that Canada will surpass theNetherlandsandBelgium.

The euthanasia lobby are pressuring to have euthanasia extended topeople with mental illness, people who are under 18 and forpeople who are incompetent, but who stated in their advanced directive that they would want to die by euthanasia.

Ontario is the only jurisdiction that is forcing physicians, who oppose killing their patients, to effectively refer their patients for euthanasia.

Doctors should not be forced to refer their patients for euthanasia.

LifeNews.com Note: Alex Schadenberg is the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and you can read his blog here.

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Watching a series about assisted suicide on a Sunday night may not sound like an ideal way to unwind, but actor Richard Short is daring viewers to tune in.

First and foremost, were not necessarily aiming to change anyones perspective on the topic, the 41-year-old British actor told Fox News of Lifetime's Mary Kills People.

The show chronicles ER doctor Mary Harris (Caroline Dhavernas) who moonlights as an underground angel of death alongside her partner Des (Short) to help terminally ill patients end their lives on their own terms.

I think people will enjoy it because we aim to make a good, entertaining television show that people can come home to and watch, he added. Thats certainly one of the shows strengths. The thriller aspect, the chase its very good at ending and leaving you anticipating for the next episode.

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Short developed his own views on the controversial topic while working on the project.

Im not entirely sure why [its controversial], he explained. Im happy to be an advocate for freedom of choice. But I just dont think its something you would care deeply for unless it landed upon your own door. And its only through doing my research, I discovered actual individuals and their stories. Thats what turned me on to it When you hear their stories, it makes you realize that it should really be up to them, not a decision made by the rest of us Youve got to have a bit of an ear, respect for the other side of the argument and good ol fashioned diplomacy."

While Short emphasize that Mary Kills People doesnt aim to make a political statement, but rather tackle a unique subject for entertainment, he acknowledged that off-camera, many actors are choosing to voice their concerns in highly televised platforms, like awards shows.

Its only become a thing because people are becoming more vocal about actors getting political, said Short. Why arent they entitled to a political opinion? Honestly, youre a human being, you pay taxes, youre allowed an opinionIts just been that some actors, of course, get heard louder than Joe Public because they have a platform But I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion about the way the world is working Thats the foundation of this glorious country. Everyone should be able to speak their minds and not get entirely offended by other ideas. Join in on the conversation instead.

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Short is also enjoying keeping busy with after his experience with HBOs 1970s rock n roll drama Vinyl, which was created by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese. Despite HBO announcing in February 2016 that it would deliver a second season, the cable network unexpectedly pulled the plug in June that same year due to poor ratings.

It was a strange turn of events, he said. But ultimately, youve got to look back and just be really proud of the fact that you were in whats essentially a 10-hour movie produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese. Im happy with that.

Short previously stirred headlines for going completely nude in one scene opposite actress Olivia Wilde.

It was all about trust, said Short on going full frontal. Ive done it on stage before in the theatre and thats far more frightening Olivia and I have grown close enough for me to trust her explicitly. We came to an understanding instantly. And I was totally in her hands and she in mine, and it was all good. We trusted each other. There was no discomfort really. I thought it was appropriate and very 1970s and worked well with what we were trying to achieve.

While audiences should expect his new character Des to go completely bare in Mary Kills People, Short hasnt ruled out making the bold move again in the future.

I was quite happy to do it, he recalled. Ill do it again!

"Mary Kills People" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on Lifetime.

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A statement from Lions Gate Sanctuary says last Thursday it humanely euthanized three lions, three tigers and five bears 9News

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ELBERT -- The Elbert Co. Board of Commissioners says the Lion's Gate wildlife sanctuary's decision to euthanize 11 animals was a surprise. The sanctuary's owner blames the commissioners for the decision.

The wildlife sanctuary near Agateeuthanized 11 animalsdue to flooding concerns about a week after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners denied a permit request that would have let owners relocate the sanctuary. The sanctuary euthanized three lions, three tigers and five bears.

The owners of the sanctuary tried to move their animals to a 45-acre property near Elizabeth. On April 12, the board of commissioners denied the request. Commissioners said the application had inconsistencies and neighbors had safety concerns. Sanctuary owners said the animals were all elderly and they would have finalized an emergency plan if their application received approval.

The board rejected a similar application in 2006.

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Published: 28/04/2017 12:30 - Updated: 27/04/2017 11:37

John Finnie - results could be 'horrific'.

DOLPHINS and whales may have to be euthanised if an oil spill occurs during ship to ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth.

Critics of the plan to move more than eight million tonnes of crude oil in the Cromarty and Moray firths have slammed the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA) for saying animals may have to be killed if an accident happens.

The authoritys contingency plan for an oil spill states that euthanasia may be the most humane action but campaigners have branded it appalling and are preparing to ask the Scottish Government for help in blocking the transfers.

Members of Cromarty Rising will make a trip to Edinburgh next week to attend a debate on the controversial plans, to be hosted by Highlands and Islands MSP John Finnie.

They hope this will be another opportunity to explain the risks to wildlife, as well as the damage it could to the areas tourism industry.

Duncan Bowers will be among the Cromarty Rising campaigners attending the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.

He said: We are not opposed to development but they already have a licence for a jetty at Nigg.

They should carry out ship to ship transfers there and the Scottish Government can use development funds to help them do what they need to do. That is much more sustainable than making money at the expense of tourism and dolphins.

We all think euthanasia is an appalling statement to make and I dont think they should even be allowed to include that in their contingency plans.

If there are 195 bottlenose dolphins and a spill takes place they wont all be stranded but a lot could be. How do you even begin to try to euthanise all of them? It has been badly researched and poorly planned.

We hope the Scottish Government will make an intervention before it is too late.

It will be for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to decide if the port is allowed to go ahead and there will be no vote in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday but it is hoped it will raise awareness of the issue.

Mr Bowers hopes when a revised application is submitted by CFPA the Scottish Government will refuse to grant a mitigation licence, allowing for the disruption of European protected species.

Green MSP John Finnie said if animals get stranded due to a spill they may need to be euthanised on the beach, which would be horrific for them and those living in the area.

He said: Were any of these marine mammals to become stranded as a result of an oil spill their internal organs would quickly become compromised and there would be a requirement to provide lethal injections to these beautiful animals as they lay on the shoreline.

I believe this is yet another horrific event that local communities could be faced with if ship to ship oil transfers are given the go ahead and once again call on the Scottish and UK governments and their agencies to put a stop to these proposals immediately.

The CFPA contingency plan states that a variety of measures can be taken to protect cetaceans (whales and dolphins) from spilt oil, including administering first aid and releasing stranded animals once the water is safe.

In other cases euthanasia may be the most humane action, it states.

But this sparked concerns with Margaux Dodds, director and co-founder of Marine Connections, a Cawdor-based charity working for the protection and conservation of dolphins and whales.

Ms Dodds pointed out it may be difficult to track down the experienced personnel and medication required if a lot of animals were stranded.

In an area like the Moray Firth, where any oil spill could result in mass stranding, given the high concentration of cetaceans in the area, this would be a very large undertaking indeed, she said.

Any rescue effort will require highly experienced personnel to treat the animals, assist with crowd control, transportation of animals, staffing at stranding and release locations and post mortem examination costs.

It takes a reasonable amount of time and staffing effort to re-float a cetacean. Some may have become compromised due to pressure on their internal organs from being out of the water, lying on the shoreline. As they would already be highly stressed, we question how the animals would be transported to the release site without further anxiety.

We have to consider the serious possibility that some of these protected animals will have to be euthanised after a period of time. Who would be responsible or the secure storage [of drugs] until required, monitoring of storage conditions and tracking of expiry dates?

A reasonable licensed party will be required to bear the cost of purchasing and storing these drugs.

The contingency plan is required by law due to the port authoritys work with oil and fumes. A previous later this year.

A CFPA spokeswoman said: Every power driven vessel entering the Cromarty Firth carries fuel or oil, which most use for propulsion.

As a result, the ports regulators (MCA) demand that we have an oil spill contingency plan in place for managing any release of oil by vessels into the waters of the Cromarty Firth. This document has been completed in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation Convention) regulations 1998 and forms part of the ports major incident plan.

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It's the last thing people would want to feed their dog.

Pentobarbital, a drug used to euthanize both humans and animals, was found in a Texas retailer's supply of canned dog food.

The supplier,Party Animal Dog Food,recently announced a recall of two products that tested positive for theeuthanasia drug.

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"The safety of pets is and always will be our first priority," Party Animal, Inc. said in a recall announcement. "We sincerely regret the reports of the discomfort experienced by the pet who consumed this food."

The two products being recalled are 12 ounce cans of "Cocolicious", with the flavors beef/turkey and chicken/beef.

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"Party Animal wishes to emphasize that we have submitted many recent lots of our beef flavors for testing and all have tested negative for any pentobarbital," continued the company's statement."We have also had extensive discussions with our manufacturer regarding the potential cause of the reported contamination of the 2015 lots, and we will continue with such discussions even as we await testing results for the 2015 lots. In order to ensure adherence to our commitment to the safety of pets, we are also actively re-examining our manufacturing processes."

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Euthanasia is a 'sideshow' in end-of-life care, says leading US bioethicist MercatorNet The Medical Journal of Australia has just published a commissioned paper on euthanasia and assisted suicide by one of America's leading bioethicists, Dr Ezekiel Emanuel. Emanuel is not a palaeo-conservative. A brother of Obama's former chief-of-staff, ...

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ROME Like the two groups of Canadian bishops that preceded them, the bishops of Ontario said their meeting with Pope Francis was time spent with a brother bishop with similar joys and challenges in his pastoral work.

The 21 Ontario bishops making their ad limina visits to the Vatican spent almost two hours talking with Pope Francis April 25. The visits ad limina apostolorum to the threshold of the apostles are a combination of a pilgrimage to the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul and meetings with the main Vatican offices to exchange information, insights and ideas.

The meeting with Francis was an informal exchange of concerns and signs of hope and at least one joke told by the popethat Bishop Ronald Fabbro of London and Bishop Douglas Crosby of Hamilton declined to share with Catholic News Service.

But it was funny, they said.

The serious matters discussed during the meeting ranged from Canadian Catholic Church relations with the countrys indigenous communities to immigration and from the persecution of Christians around the world to the introduction of medically assisted suicide in Canada.

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Crosby, who is president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the Ontario group spoke particularly about members concerns that proposed Ontario laws and policies surrounding euthanasia currently offer no real guarantees of the freedom of doctors and nurses to conscientiously object to actively helping a person die. The proposals also do not offer conscience guarantees to Catholic hospitals and health care providers.

Francis, the bishop said, agreed with our concern and encouraged the bishops in their fight for conscience rights.

It is a pressing issue for us, added Fabbro, president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario.

In a separate interview with CNS, Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto also described the conscience provisions surrounding legalized euthanasia as the most urgent issue we are dealing with.

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 2015 that people who are grievously and irremediably ill have a right to medical assistance in dying. Canadian provinces then had to draft laws to implement the decision.

Because the court decision was unanimous, the cardinal said, it will not be easy to overturn. In the meantime, the bishops of Ontario are working hard to get conscience protections into provincial norms, educating the faithful and providing material and moral support to Catholic health care providers to improve access to palliative care so that the seriously ill are not subject to constant unbearable pain.

The cardinal characterized the visits with the various Vatican offices as very free-flowing conversations on almost every imaginable topic of concern to both the local and universal church. Its not like, What is the No. 1 burning issue?'

Speaking just an hour after leaving the pontiff, Collins said, Hes a wonderful man, a very loving, pastoral person. What you see is what you get. Hes very kind and very prayerful. Its always a high point of the ad limina to meet the pope.

The ad limina visit, Fabbro said, is built around the pilgrimage to the tombs of the apostles, praying to the apostles to intercede for us as bishops in our ministry as their successors. Making that prayer in Rome emphasizes that connection in a unique way.

In some ways, Crosby said, the ad limina does for a bishop what the bishop does for the diocese in trying to make the parishes aware that they are not independent units, that we belong to a bigger group of people, the community is much larger.

Meeting with the pope and Roman Curia officials highlights that the church is very big indeed.

Asked what he was taking away from his meeting with the pope, Crosby immediately said, rosaries and pointed to a large envelope of rosaries blessed by Francis.

Fabbro said his takeaway was an encouragement to keep prayer and the proclamation of the Gospel the heart of my ministry.

Francis spoke of the importance of evangelization and how nowadays you arent preaching to force people into the church, but you want to attract them to the message, Crosby said.

As I was listening to him I thought he has a very attractive personality. He is not loud. He is calm-thinking. The way he explains things is simple. You have a sense that he has a good understanding of humanity. And hes a light. Hes a light to us.

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Sometimes the decision to euthanize a horse and end suffering is clearly obvious.

This can occur when a horse has a severe injury or an unrelenting and non-responsive illness such as laminitis or colic. However, all circumstances are not so straightforward and many times horse owners are confronted with situations of illness, injury or aging that slowly taints the quality of a horses life.

Such scenarios have become increasingly common within an aging equine population. Horse owners faced with the dilemma regarding the timely euthanasia of their beloved equine companion often agonize and anguish about the decision in an attempt to do their best to make a wise and timely choice to put their horse down. Given the affection that develops between the owner and horse, these experiences affect many horse owners in intensely emotional ways. The decision to euthanize the horse is equally taxing whether the horse is a sport champion or a childs pony.

Veterinarians can act as a guide, informing and educating owners about their animals conditions and present available options. Ultimately however, the decision rests with the horses guardian. Certainly there are written guidelines outlining animal suffering and pain, yet quality of life is perceptual. Horses, as sentient beings, have varying abilities to tolerate illness and pain as well. Clear decision-making is further blurred by advances in medical treatment and costs, for this often compounds the emotional burden of owners who want to know that they have done everything they possibly could for their equine companion.

No one really knows for sure the answer to the question, When is the time right? Mindfully looking at the horse itself will bring the most genuine of answers regarding the horses quality of life.

Can the horse move and/or does the horse move comfortably? Movement is inherent to the nature of a horse and thus intimately linked with its quality of life. Horses that no longer share in the companionship of other horses while eating and moving together, and grooming one another distress mentally and physically. Eventually they separate themselves from others and no longer engage in the movement of life.

The next questions to ask are, Does the horse eat well? and, Can the horse maintain an appropriate body weight throughout all the seasons? Often aged horses that are dentally challenged can no longer maintain their body condition well enough to remain comfortable when the winter season arrives. A moderate body condition is necessary to stave off the bitter cold of winter. These horses generally show their struggle with weight loss in the late winter/early spring.

If they make it through to spring they temporarily seem to rebound making a recovery when green grass returns. Although appropriate dental care and dietary management can be of value to these horses they often gradually fail over time. Not all horses rationed to special diets are content about these changes. Horse owners aware of such a declining pattern may elect to euthanize their horse on a beautiful fall day after a good summers life, sparing the horse the hardship of another winter season.

The next question, although more subjective in its answers is equally valid. Has the horses approach and attitude to life changed? As the horses body becomes weary with chronic illness such as laminitis, arthritis, or heaves, the horse itself becomes dull, disinterested, and indifferent to the happenings surrounding it.

Does the horse require caretaking and financial commitments that are beyond the owners capabilities and bank account? This is not a question of judgment, but one of high pragmatic and practical relevance. Financial and caretaking responsibilities that become burdens can have far-reaching consequences for the family and the animal.

When the decision to euthanize a horse is made, the next question is, Do you want to be present when the euthanasia is done? Despite the humane methods being used, euthanasia of a horse can be a difficult and disturbing experience to witness. The most common method of euthanasia is via lethal injection of barbiturate anesthetic. Generally the horse is sedated with a tranquilizer prior to lethal injection. The process is similar to placing the horse under anesthesia as the barbiturate overdose induces a coma-like state of the brain. When the nerve centre that controls breathing stops functioning so does breathing. Another method of euthanasia that is considered humane if it is performed correctly is a penetrating captive bolt or gunshot by a highly trained individual.

The final question to consider is, What will be done with the horses body? Many owners prefer to have their horse buried on the farm. In most circumstances arrangements will need to be made with a backhoe operator to dig the necessary hole. On-farm burials need to comply with appropriateness of zoning or municipality ordinances. In some areas, the option may be available to have the carcass rendered. Presently cremation of such a large carcass is difficult and generally unavailable.

Under the stewardship of nature a horses fate is clearly determined. When human beings become stewards and guardians of horses, much of their care and fate is determined from our perspective. All aspects of their care, including euthanasia are best done in honour of their dignity and quality of life.

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OTTAWA A government-funded home-care agency serving the Ottawa area is facilitating end-of-life services for people seeking to be euthanized in their home.

According to its web site, the Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) provides eligible in-home patients information about assisted dying, referrals to physicians who will administer the lethal drugs, nursing aid and other support. It will also provide syringes and non-pharmaceutical supplies required for the procedure.

In Ontario, CCAC is a government agency that provides a range of in-home services to seniors and others to help them live independently at home or help them move into a long-term care facility.

In addition to the Champlain CCAC, others in Ontario, as well as similar agencies across Canada, are providing assisted dying services, according to Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

They not only help people get home care or get into nursing homes, they are helping them get lethal injections, Schadenberg said. Its being considered an obligation on their part because they receive government money.

People who would normally not be involved with such things at all are now involved in killing people or promoting it. A lot of people are shocked. They thought they never would have to be directly involved and are now finding they have to do so.

Living With Dignity executive director Aubert Martin said similar initiatives are taking shape around Montreal and Quebec City.

Its not as organized as it seems to be in Ontario, he said.

Martin called it quite shocking that among services Quebec provides for euthanasia is a physician on call who can be paged to provide the service within 24 hours. The doctor is there not to help them adjust their pain medication but to answer their request to die, he said.

Introducing euthanasia into palliative care and home care means people are less reassured than they were before, he said. They wont have access to proper pain treatment because of fear.

Teresa Buonafede of Orangeville, Ont., relies on CCAC personal support workers (PSWs) to care for her mother who has Alzheimers disease.

I am horrified that the Community Care Access Centre and personal support workers could in fact be pushing their clients and their families to sign up for home deaths and to actually assist in these deaths, Buonafede said. That would not be care and that would not be support.

How can we trust these organizations with the care of our family members? she asked. What will happen when family members are pitted against each other? I fear for the elderly and disabled, who could have a great rapport with their PSWs but will slowly be convinced in their old age or in their infirmity that killing them is one of the services they provide and that they should seriously look into.

Maria Pirrone of Ottawa, who was the primary care giver for both her late mother and late mother-in-law, received assistance from CCAC and said she is worried that PSWs dont understand the impact and severity of their getting involved.

Im concerned for the patients, she said. When a person is in a lot of pain, or extremely fatigued, they will say things. That doesnt mean thats what they really want.

Schadenberg said theres a need to set up safe places where people know they will not be abandoned to lethal injection.

This is all shocking, he said.

He noted that a few Catholic institutions are not participating in assisted dying, as well as some individual hospices.

We are not denying anyone rights; we are protecting people at a vulnerable time in their lives, he said.

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