Author: unitedfamilies

Trump administration launches probe into Spain’s euthanasia of young woman

The Trump administration has opened an investigation into the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo, a young Spanish woman whose death under Spain’s permissive euthanasia law has sparked international outrage and placed the Spanish government on the defensive. According to reports, Noelia, who suffered from a chronic but non-terminal condition, was approved for assisted suicide despite concerns from family members and medical professionals about the adequacy of her care and the true voluntariness of her decision.

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Canadian campaign hopes to remove mental illness as criteria for ‘assisted dying’

Introduced in March, the “Help Not Harm” campaign aims to raise awareness about the ethical, medical, and social implications of MAID, particularly opposing the scheduled widening of MAiD to include mental illness. The campaign urges for the authorization of Bill C-218, also known as the “Right to Recover Act,” which attempts to ban MAiD when a person’s only ‘qualifying condition’ is a mental illness.

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