New book reveals the shocking truth about

euthanasia and assisted suicide in Belgium,

Netherlands
.Ru, 21 2013 .
http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/59633.htm

LONDON, Ontario, February 20, 2013

by Thaddeus Baklinski
A new book by Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), challenges the
myth that vulnerable people are not at risk under euthanasia and assisted suicide legislation.
Using only data gathered from peer reviewed journal articles and studies, Schadenberg proves this assertion false
in Exposing Vulnerable People to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, published in Australia/New Zealand through
Connor Court Publishing.

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The book examines the data concerning euthanasia deaths without request, unreported euthanasia deaths, and the
experience of nurses with euthanasia in Belgium.
The book also examines the most recent statistics concerning the practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands.
Exposing Vulnerable People exposes how false and misleading reports are being used in other jurisdictions to
support the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Of special interest to Canadians is an expos by Schadenberg of how Justice Smith in the Carter assisted suicide
case in British Columbia "avoided the truth in order to establish false and dangerous recommendations for the
legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada."
The Quebec Commission on Dying with Dignity has in its 2012 report recommended the introduction of euthanasia,
while stating that they had reviewed the literature on the euthanasia experience in Belgium and Holland, and could
not find any clear evidence of abuses or of any drift," said Dr. Andr Bourque, past president of Vivre dans la Dignit
(Living with Dignity) in Quebec, before his untimely death in January. "Alex Schadenberg sets the record straight on
what they should have read or may have purposefully ignored.
Well-known anti-euthanasia advocate Kevin Fitzpatrick of Not Dead Yet in the UK, who is the newly elected
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coordinator of the Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionEurope, remarked, "Using already existing studies,
Schadenberg has uncovered the shocking truth about euthanasia in Belgium, the lives lost and the deep threat to
others. His work demonstrates unequivocally that we must never follow this Belgian pathway to the easy killing of
people whose lives are not valued by those who do the killing."
In the foreword to the Australian edition, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia MP Kevin Andrews said, "If a law is
to be valid, it must protect vulnerable people. Regrettably, euthanasia laws fail this basic test."
"The idea that there are lives unworthy to be lived is dangerous," he said. "The slippery slope is not imaginary. It
exists and despite the efforts of euthanasia sympathizers it cannot be wished away."
Maggie Barry, MP in the Parliament of New Zealand, pointed out that "Alex Schadenbergs comprehensive analysis
of studies from countries where euthanasia is legal reveals disturbing evidence of inaccurate and misleading
conclusions.
"He uncovers proof," Barry said, "that vulnerable people, including the elderly, the depressed and those with
disabilities are very adversely affected when assisted suicide is legalised. His findings also raise significant
concerns about the manipulation and abuse of the reporting process and the slippery slope reality of state
sanctioned intentional killing."
"This book spells out the chilling consequences and I would recommend it as required reading for legislators and
commentators who may be contemplating changing our laws," Barry concluded.
Paul Russell, founder of HOPE, an Australian coalition of groups and individuals who oppose the legalization of
euthanasia and assisted suicide, said, "For legislators and commentators alike, this is a must read," Russell said.
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