Irene OGRIZEK
Teacher English literature
The current euthanasia debate in Quebec (NDLR and in Belgium) frightens me. As a woman of a certain age, I fear I am heading into a future where I may lose meaningful control of my life. Whether I live or die may hinge on the kindness of individuals unknown to me, perhaps nurses or doctors, who will be put in the position of determining my worth.
If I'm lucky and live past my retirement, evidence of all the things I've accomplished in my career will be gone. How will I look as a 75 year-old to myself and others? How will I be judged...
read « Euthanasia puts the elderly at risk »
Interview Tom Mortier Montreal
Journalist
Belgian professor Tom Mortier got a shocking message at work last year informing him that his 64-year-old mother, who had been struggling with depression, received a lethal injection a day earlier.
Since his mother's death, Mortier, who lectures on chemistry at the University College Leuven, has questioned and criticized Belgian law allowing euthanasia...
read « Dying-with-dignity laws can hit a slippery slope »