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May 14, 2024

Title: Bioethics: Has Killing for “Unjust Conditions” Become Acceptable?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Part 1 of 2

Wesley J. Smith is the Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. He has been recognized as one of America’s premier public intellectuals on bioethics and has been honored by the Human Life Foundation as a “Great Defender of Life” for his work against suicide and euthanasia.

Wesley recently wrote:  “Once killing the sufferer becomes a societally acceptable means for ending suffering, there is no end to the “suffering” that justifies human termination.”

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there debate within society that killing the sufferer is an acceptable means for ending suffering? Wesley reveals that states in American that “monitor” euthanasia have loosened their grip and Canada will soon allow euthanasia for those with mental illness such as PTSD.

Will those who are homeless or living in poverty soon be euthanized?

What exactly is euthanasia? Wesley explains the different types of euthanasia and discusses a chilling and horrific case from The Netherlands.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Bioethics: Has Killing for “Unjust Conditions” Become Acceptable?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is “Medical Assistance in Dying” or MAiD? Wesley explains that those who are pushing euthanasia have coined this new phrase because it doesn’t sound as shocking.

Is “harm reduction” being used as the reason for euthanasia?

Can euthanasia/assisted suicide be considered or compared to abandonment? Wesley reveals that when many people who have a terminal illness receive mental health help, they no longer wish to die. This is what needs to be offered – not euthanasia!

Is bioethics growing increasingly monstrous?

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August 10, 2023

Title: Medical Community Wants to Redefine “Death”
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Brad Mattes
with Life Issues Institute (LifeIssues.org)

Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children. Issues discussed may be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.

There’s a general consensus that the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) is inadequate and needs revision.

Brad Mattes, President of Life Issues, disagrees wholeheartedly: “Not all change is good. Some recommendations to revise UDDA would only make a flawed system inherently worse.”

Click here  for the latest from Brad Mattes and Life Issues Institute.

Click here to download the current determination of death requirements by the Uniform Law Commission.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is America experiencing an acceleration of the devaluation of human life?

Are we now seeing “suicide tourism”? Brad explains this new “trend”, which states are offering it, and why he believes we are heading down an extremely dangerous path.

Does modern medicine not like the existing definition of when “brain death” occurs?

How would a new definition of death affect patients? Will doctors and medical professional be more apt to declare a patient “brain dead” in order to harvest their organs? Brad discusses the grim and sickening details of the changes that will occur, quoting the American Academy of Neurology.

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August 3, 2023

Title: Canada Updates “Death Standards”. Is America Next?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)

Part 1 of 2

Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. She was a recent observer to the Uniform Law Commission, which met to consider a revision of the Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981. Today, Dr. Klessig helps us understand the difference between legally dead vs. biologically dead.

We urge all listeners to read and share her recent op-ed about Canada’s proposed changes to death standards and how it could affect Americans.

Click here to order a copy of one of Dr. Klessig’s books.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the definition of when death occurs changing? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Dr. Klessig shares some of the changes that have already been made and why doctors in the US are asking the Uniform Law Commission to change their standards to keep from being sued.

EXAMPLE: A person is unresponsive, dependent on a ventilator, and lacking certain protective brainstem reflexes, but still has a beating-heart. Is it “worth the effort” to keep that person alive, praying for a full recovery and restoration of full health? Click here to read story after story of survivors!

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Canada Updates “Death Standards”. Is America Next?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why are doctors in the US urging the Uniform Law Commission to change their death standards?

What is the difference between legally dead vs. biologically dead?

Does the Canadian committee responsible for the death standard re-write have team members who belong to organ donation organizations? Shouldn’t this be considered a major red flag and conflict of interest?

If adopted, will the new definition of death standards in the US lead to rushed judgments from medical staff and steer patients to receive less care or no care at all? Dr. Klessig discusses the pro-life organizations that are fighting the US re-write of the death standards, including the National Right to Life and the National Catholic Bioethics Center.

Patients have the right to expect the best care they can receive. If the new death standards are adopted in the US, will this change once a person is declared legally dead? Will patients lose their civil right to care? Will it lead to premature deaths?

Why is public trust in the American medical system at an all-time low? Dr. Klessig explains why people should consider removing themselves from the organ donation list. Click here for more information.

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May 30, 2023

Title: Bioethics: Has Killing for “Unjust Conditions” Become Acceptable?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Part 1 of 2

Wesley J. Smith is the Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. He has been recognized as one of America’s premier public intellectuals on bioethics and has been honored by the Human Life Foundation as a “Great Defender of Life” for his work against suicide and euthanasia.

Wesley recently wrote:  “Once killing the sufferer becomes a societally acceptable means for ending suffering, there is no end to the “suffering” that justifies human termination.”

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there debate within society that killing the sufferer is an acceptable means for ending suffering? Wesley reveals that states in American that “monitor” euthanasia have loosened their grip and Canada will soon allow euthanasia for those with mental illness such as PTSD.

Will those who are homeless or living in poverty soon be euthanized?

What exactly is euthanasia? Wesley explains the different types of euthanasia and discusses a chilling and horrific case from The Netherlands.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Bioethics: Has Killing for “Unjust Conditions” Become Acceptable?
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is “Medical Assistance in Dying” or MAiD? Wesley explains that those who are pushing euthanasia have coined this new phrase because it doesn’t sound as shocking.

Is “harm reduction” being used as the reason for euthanasia?

Can euthanasia/assisted suicide be considered or compared to abandonment? Wesley reveals that when many people who have a terminal illness receive mental health help, they no longer wish to die. This is what needs to be offered – not euthanasia!

Is bioethics growing increasingly monstrous?

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November 20, 2018

Title: Mercy Killings for Minors
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Part 1 of 2

First they came for the elderly. Then they wanted the mentally impaired and physically disabled. Now, they want to extend mercy killings to minors – without parental consent. But, who are “they”?

Wesley J. Smith is among the world's foremost critics of mercy killing/assisted suicide and utilitarian bioethics. Today he will be discussing this disturbing issue; the article he wrote can be found here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

In a world where eliminating the sufferer is increasingly becoming a mark of compassion, how can we teach our children that true compassion protects life?

Have we, in America, lost the battle against legalizing assisted suicide for the elderly, mentally, and/or physically challenged? Listen as Wesley J. Smith passionately appeals to everyone listening to not stop fighting this battle.

Have other countries legalized assisted suicide for the elderly, mentally, and/or physically challenged?

Does Canada force doctors to assist their patients in suicide?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Mercy Killings for Minors
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What drives those who are hell-bent in helping others die? Wesley discusses three alarming factors…

Will Canada and other countries soon allow minor children who are terminally ill to choose euthanasia? Will this be with or without parental consent? Will they even notify the parent?

NOTE: Belgium has ALREADY begun euthanizing minors without parental consent!

Is it too late to save America from this same fate?

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Title: Organ Donation after Euthanasia
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Brad Mattes
with Life Issues Institute (LifeIssues.org)

Canada legalized euthanasia last June.  Now, some bioethicists are calling for the harvesting of organs.

Brad Mattes, President of Life Issues, says this is dangerous territory.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is harvesting body parts after euthanasia the next step for those who wish to limit the population of the earth?

When will the organs be harvested?  This is the BIG question!

Brad Mattes says, “There is going to be even less safeguards to take care of the welfare of those people. This is opening a horrific Pandora’s Box that they will never be able to close again.”

Is this already happening in other countries?

Is the likelihood of abuse immense?

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March 17, 2017

Title: Organ Donation after Euthanasia
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Brad Mattes
with Life Issues Institute (LifeIssues.org)

Canada legalized euthanasia last June.  Now, some bioethicists are calling for the harvesting of organs.

Brad Mattes, President of Life Issues, says this is dangerous territory.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is harvesting body parts after euthanasia the next step for those who wish to limit the population of the earth?

When will the organs be harvested?  This is the BIG question!

Brad Mattes says, “There is going to be even less safeguards to take care of the welfare of those people. This is opening a horrific Pandora’s Box that they will never be able to close again.”

Is this already happening in other countries?

Is the likelihood of abuse immense?

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February 8, 2013

Title: No Life Still Valuable by the State will be “Wantonly” Destroyed
Topic: Euthanasia

Discussed by Bill Federer
with American Minute (www.AmericanMinute.com)

Part 1 of 3

Those considered “unworthy of life” were put to death in Germany under Hitler’s orders. This “plan” was part of their universal healthcare effort to save money. Will America be the next to “kill the unwanted” because they are not financially worth the effort?

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