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On December 22, Cuba\u2019s Communist-run National Assembly of People\u2019s Power <\/span>approved<\/span><\/a> euthanasia as a part of its new ‘universal healthcare,’ though it first must also be approved by the Legislature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The draft of the new regulations that have been approved by the Cuban Assembly was reported by Reuters<\/a> to include that “the right of people to a dignified death is recognized in decisions at the end of life which may include limitation of therapeutic effort, continuing or palliative care, and valid life-ending procedures.” <\/span>This is intended<\/a> to only be used by individuals with \u201cchronic degenerative and irreversible diseases, with intractable suffering, who are in the dying or terminal phase of life or who have suffered injuries that place them in this condition.\u201d However, as Canada has shown, assisted death laws can be weakened to include individuals with non-life-threatening concerns, including homelessness<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This false idea of \u201cdignified death\u201d has now <\/span>killed<\/span><\/a> 49,958 Canadian people as of November 2023. But dignified isn\u2019t exactly the way it\u2019s turning out. Many Canadian doctors offering euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide drugs are beginning to encourage euthanasia for in-office administration of the drugs to prevent side effects<\/a> such as prolonged dying, drowning, and other painful sensations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide is the administration. Euthanasia often includes a lethal injection or other medications in which the prescriber must be present to administer; while in assisted suicide, the patient can take the drugs on their own without supervision.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ: Why do people request assisted suicide? A survey reveals disturbing reasons.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a 2019 report on Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program, \u201cPrior research has suggested that providers are less comfortable with self-administration [assisted suicide] due to concerns around the ability of the patient to effectively self-administer the series of medications, and the complications that may ensue.\u201d In other words, people killed by MAiD are taking longer to die with more violent complications than expected. <\/span><\/p>\n

As Live Action News has reported, the journal <\/span>Anesthesia<\/span><\/a> showed that up to a third of those who took assisted suicide drugs were alive for 30 hours following the initial taking of the drugs, and four percent were alive for up to seven days. <\/span>One study explained that many further complications from these drugs are unknown as there is no one to report the effects to a doctor. Another study has since noted effects such as <\/span>burning<\/span><\/a> from the poison cocktail, screaming in pain, nausea, vomiting, and <\/span>regurgitation<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Joel Zivot, an associate professor of anesthesiology and surgery, is considered<\/a> an expert on “physician participation in lethal injection.” He explained, \u201cPeople who want to die deserve to know that they may end up drowning, not just falling asleep.\u201d An <\/span>autopsy<\/span><\/a> of a man who took assisted suicide medications found that he \u201cdrowned in his own fluids\u201d according to Dr. Zivot.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to legalizing euthanasia, Cuba’s updated ‘healthcare’ regulations may including stronger protections for the so-called ‘right’ to abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30 seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On December 22, Cuba\u2019s Communist-run National Assembly of People\u2019s Power approved euthanasia as a part of its new ‘universal healthcare,’ though it first must also be approved by the Legislature.\u00a0 The draft of the new regulations that have been approved by the Cuban Assembly was reported by Reuters to include that “the right of people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":220069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCuba's National Assembly moves to legalize euthanasia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cuba\u2019s Communist-run National Assembly of People\u2019s Power approved euthanasia as a part of its new 'universal healthcare.'\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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