Humanist Perspectives: issue 152, The Trial of Evelyn Martens
The Trial of Evelyn Martens
issue 152, Spring 2005
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editorial
Unfinished Business - Having followed closely the trial of Evelyn Martens, Bauslaugh calls on the need to create better laws in regard to assisted suicide. (read online)
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the world around us
Euthanasia in The Netherlands - Meijer takes a look at legalized euthanasia as practiced in the Netherlands. (read online)
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letters from our readers
Rhetoric, Relevance & Headscarves - Brett Zimmerman responds to criticism of his essay The Tradition & Techniques of Satire: the Case of Michael Moore. Caroline Colijn questions France’s 2004 law prohibiting Muslim girls and women from wearing headscarves in school. (read online)
feature
- The Trial of Evelyn Martens
- Bauslaugh narrates the trial and acquittal of Evelyn Martens in her two and half year long ordeal being prosecuted for allegedly assisting suicide. (read online)
- An Interview with Evelyn Martens
- Evelyn speaks about her treatment during the two and a half years she was being prosecuted for assisted suicide. (read online)
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An Interview with Defense lawyer
Catherine Tyhurst, January 2005 - An interview with defense lawyer Catherine Tyhurst, January 2005. (read online)
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Active & Passive Euthanasia:
Is there a moral distinction? - Lane asks: Is there a difference between killing and letting die? (read online)
- Choosing Not to Be
- Ogden examines the difficult opposition between the scriptures and the law over a person’s right to choose their own death. (read online)
- She Didn’t Deserve This
- After watching her mother’s agonizing death, Toynbee writes an impassioned plea for the legalization of euthanasia. (read online)
columns
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films
Euthanasia Through the Lens - Goldberg looks at how cinema has dealt with the subject of euthanasia. (read online)
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things that go bump
Dying & Supernatural Experience - Alcock examines the psychological balm of religion in life and death. (read online)
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practical philosophy
The Famous, or Infamous, Slippery Slope - Govier dissects the oft-invoked, little-understood rhetorical device known as the Slippery Slope. (read online)
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letter from new york
Remembering Susan Sontag - Diamond honours the death — and life — of Susan Sontag. (read online)
departments
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books
Physician Assisted Dying:
The Case for Palliative Care & Patient Choice - Johnston reviews Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care & Patient Choice, an anthology edited by Timothy E Quill and Margaret P Battin. (read online)
last word
- The Morgentaler of Dope
- Dixon lauds Carole Gwilt’s efforts in support of legalized marijuana. (read online)
Exclusive Web Supplement
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the Trial of Evelyn Martens:
the undercover operation -
This is an account of the undercover operation carried out by the RCMP, in June of 2002, in order to gather evidence to be used in the prosecution of Evelyn Martens for assisting in the suicides of Monique Charest and Leyanne Burchell.
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