The Rise of Euthanasia in Canada

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Canada went essentially from zero euthanasia to more than 10,000 a year in five years time. Death does not even you don't even need to be dying You can just be euthanized and so we have multiple stories of Folks who can't afford to pay their hospital bills whose medical treatments will be too expensive Who um, there's one para-alimpean and veteran the veterans affairs bureau offered her euthanasia when she asked for a wheelchair lift. There's story after story after story like that coming out of canada which has raised the level of concern because if if if the united states were to legalize euthanasia Not just physician assisted suicide, but euthanasia. I

Curtis and guest Dr. Lydia Dugdale talk about life and death issues (literally) that affect every single human being. How do we face death? How can we die well? What are the cultural and medical forces that are leading so many to die poorly? Why are the practices of physican-assisted suicide and euthanasia gaining momentum and acceptance - and why has the Christian pro-life movement missed the deep connection between those practices and abortion?

Dr. Lydia Dugdale is a professor at the Columbia University Medical School and a national leader in medical ethics. She is the author of The Lost Art of Dying.

SHOW NOTES:

Free PDF download of The Lost Art of Dying study guide.

A pilot project in NYC that provides end-of-life resources for church leaders.

An excellent compilation of Christian writing on euthanasia and related end of life issues.

Coverage about Canada’s euthanasia industry in Plough Magazine and the New Atlantis.