All posts tagged hands of mercy
Assisted Suicide Advocate Takes Life: A Lutheran Response
USA – On November 1, Brittany Maynard took her own life using a lethal combination of drugs. Earlier this year, Maynard had been diagnosed with a stage-four glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Following the diagnosis, she and her husband moved…
Hands of Mercy
Editor’s note: Since the submission of this article, the provincial legislature in Quebec has passed Bill 52, which legalizes both euthanasia and assisted suicide in the province under a law that closely resembles the Belgian model. The Federal Government has announced they may challenge the…