Landmark euthanasia case to be heard by human rights court
STRASBOURG (8 January 2019) – The European Court of Human Rights agreed to consider the case of Tom Mortier....
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Commemorating 10 December 1948: 70 years on, human dignity still under threat
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70 years of human rights declaration: UN event advocates for right to life
GENEVA (4 December 2018) – On 3 December, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy...
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Mortier v. Belgium
Promoting the right to life from conception to natural death Protecting the weak and vulnerable in society Nothing could have prepared Tom Mortier for the devastating news he was...
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Universal Periodic Review Submissions
The UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) system is used to assess the human rights situations in all 193 Member...
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Carter v. Attorney General of Canada
The protection of all lives, including the most vulnerable The protection of medical professionals from being forced to...
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Affirming Dignity
Tom Mortier hadn’t given much thought to Belgium’s liberal euthanasia laws. He didn’t think they affected him. Tom is a university professor in Belgium, where he has lectured since 2006. For Tom, it seemed that if a person wanted to die, who are we to stop him? Why can’t that person simply make that choice? Besides, it doesn’t affect anyone else. Tom’s perspective changed...
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New Zealand (32nd Session)
ADF International is a global alliance-building legal organization that advocates for religious freedom, life, and marriage and family before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative...
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Euthanasia Brief
The principal terms used are ‘euthanasia’ and ‘assisted suicide’. The former is generally understood to be an act or omission that intentionally ends the life of a person ostensibly...
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Canada (30th Session)
This report explains why Canada must revise its laws and policies concerning the sanctity of life, especially with respect to physician-assisted suicide. It also spells out why Canada must...
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View All >The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia Laws
One person’s choice affects so many others, as Tom Mortier, a teacher in Belgium discovered. He once supported the...
Read moreCounterfeit Compassion: The slippery slope of euthanasia laws
Originally published in Faith & Justice magazine, April 2017 One person’s choice affects so many others, as Tom Mortier, a...
Read moreEuthanasia – a new lifestyle choice?
‘Dying with dignity’ has become synonymous with euthanasia or doctor-assisted dying, i.e. the voluntary administration of a lethal drug...
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