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international / health / disability issues / other press Thursday December 08, 2022 22:35 by 1 of Indy
Euthanasia has been in the news quite a bit in the last few years and it is always cast in terms of the right to die and reducing suffering. What is never discussed or considered is that once it gets into the legislation, the scope for abuse by the State is enormous and while you might think it may never happen, given the madness over the last 3 years and the fact that the last two years the full force of the state was used to get everyone to take a dangerous and deadly jab, then it is clear they will quickly go on to use it as yet another tool of the state. And in this story here about Canada, that is exactly what we see. 10,000 Canadians ended their lives by euthanasia last year. The number is set to rise too, as from next year the country is set to allow citizens to choose assisted dying for mental health reasons with the threshold being dangerously lowered. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday December 06, 2022 22:54 by foie
Judicial Review demonstrates need for access to Courts Dursey Island Case shows draconian targeting of environmental defenders a serious mistake The High Court today approved a final Court Order quashing permission for the €10m Dursey Island mass tourism project. The Judicial Review, taken by Friends of the Irish Environment, was conceded by the Council on 23 September, 2022, stating that ‘it does not intend to pursue the proposed development at issue in the proceedings’. read full story / add a comment |
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