Killing is Not Caring
On Saturday October 21, 2023 there was a national conference on assisted suicide held in Grand Rapids, MI hosted by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (epcc.ca), Advocates for Better Care (www.bettercaremi.org) and the Scholl Institute of Bioethics (www.schollbioethics.org). The first video (to the right) is of the entire 5 hour conference. Below is the same video linked at specific timestamps for each talk.
Edward Rivet’s and Genevieve Marnon’s talks are specific to Michigan.
Timestamps
Alex Schadenberg, Preventing The Spread Of Assisted Suicide
Edward Rivet, History of Assisted Suicide in Michigan
Genevieve Marnon, Where We Are Now And What Is Being Proposed
Meghan Schrader, My Experience With Terminal Illness
Wesley Smith, Assisted Suicide And Organ Harvesting
Dr. Josephine Glaser, Physician Advocacy in State Policy
Betty Odello, How Physician Assisted Suicide Has Changed End Of Life Care
About the hosts:
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition represents the vulnerable and advocates before the courts on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Advocates for Better Care provides current and future patients in Michigan with the best educational information available on medical ethics and human life. They believe the best medicine is always centered on compassion for patients and meets all their needs: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
The Scholl Institute of Bioethics delineates principles to assist in making choices about life and death, with particular concern for the protection of the weak and defenseless persons who cannot speak for themselves.
Talks from Advocates for Better Care Michigan
History of Assisted Suicide in Michigan
Video should begin at the 0:46:21 mark.
Duration: about 42 minutes.
Where We Are Now And What Is Being Proposed
Video should begin at the 1:07:06 mark.
Duration: about an hour.
Other Talks
Preventing The Spread Of Assisted Suicide
Video should begin at the 1:42 mark.
Duration: 45:21
My Experience With Terminal Illness
Video should begin at the 1:46:18 mark.
Duration: about 45 minutes.
Assisted Suicide And Organ Harvesting
Video should begin at the 2:31:43 mark.
Duration: about an hour.
Physician Advocacy in State Policy
Video should begin at the 3:29:45 mark.
Duration: about 42 min.
How Physician Assisted Suicide Has Changed End Of Life Care
Video should begin at the 4:11:37 mark.
Duration: about 42 min.