Unlike ACNA, the Anglican Church of Canada has not taken a position on euthanasia, preferring instead to waffle extensively on the subject.<\/p>\n
To that end, St. John\u2019s Shaughnessy sponsored a meeting with two doctors who euthanise their patients \u2013 only upon request, we are assured –\u00a0 to further their indecision about whether it is better to kill the aged or take care of them.<\/p>\n
The choice of venue holds some irony, since St. John\u2019s is the parish that, having kicked out an active ANiC congregation, was likened by the imported congregation to a mausoleum<\/a> and is itself crying out to be euthanised \u2013 if only someone would listen.<\/p>\n It still amazes me that euthanasia doctors constantly assure us that the process is dignified, painless, and relatively inexpensive, yet, when it comes to executing convicted murderers, we have nothing but problems and disturbing signs of distress<\/a>. Hasn\u2019t it occurred to prison authorities that the medical profession is awash with doctors with all the experience needed to kill people with dignity?<\/em><\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n Death With Dignity – British Columbia & Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n Two medical doctors shared with about 80 people gathered at the Synod Office conference room adjacent to St. John\u2019s, Shaughnessy (SJS) February 27 their experiences of how they help people die in British Columbia and Oregon. The forum on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was sponsored by SJS, along with St. Philip\u2019s, Dunbar and Christ Church Cathedral. A Death with Dignity program has been operating in Oregon for 19 years following a 1994 referendum. Court injunctions delayed implementation till 1997, at which point Oregon became the first state to let patients determine the time of their own death. [….] Unlike ACNA, the Anglican Church of Canada has not taken a position on euthanasia, preferring instead to waffle extensively on the subject. To that end, St. John\u2019s Shaughnessy sponsored a meeting with two doctors who euthanise their patients \u2013 only … Continue reading
\nIn British Columbia, the Medical Assistance in Dying program followed a 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, and has been in effect for the past eight months after federal legislation (Bill C-14) received Royal Assent on June 17 last year.Dr. Charles Blanke, a professor of medicine at the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, talked about the similarities and differences between the Oregon and the British Columbia programs.<\/p>\n
\nDr. Blanke said people sometimes bring up the Hippocratic Oath because it specifically prohibited the administration of fatal poisons. He noted the ancient Greek oath also forbids abortions which are legal and accepted by many in both the US and Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"