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Friday, July 21, 2023

Canadians euthanized at home, then transported to hospital for lung donation

If you thought MAID was as bad as it could get, you would be wrong. We are also transplanting the organs of people killed in hospitals. Next step: allowing those euthanized at home to be transferred to the hospital to harvest their organs. 

This is from the Canadian Medical Association: Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying: 2023 updated guidance for policy

"In a case in Ontario, the patient received the MAiD procedure at home.16 When the family was ready, the patient was transferred to an ambulance, where death was confirmed. Intubation was performed and an orogastric tube was secured [This is to empty the contents of the stomach of the dead person] before the patient was placed prone on the ambulance stretcher. The rest of the protocol for lung protection during the absence of circulation was applied before the patient was transferred to the hospital for organ recovery.17

(16. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAID) has only been possible for patients having the MAID procedure performed at a hospital facility due to prohibitive warm ischemic times. Herein, we describe a protocol for lung donation following MAID at home and demonstrate excellent postoperative outcomes. Lung donation following MAID at home is possible and should be considered by transplant programs.)

Note these troubling remarks in the guidelines:

"This guidance does not address the ethics of MAiD, questions regarding eligibility or assessment for MAiD, or provision of MAiD. It focuses on organ donation for those patients who have been assessed and found eligible for MAiD through established processes in Canada." (emphasis added)

And this:

"international experience with donation after MAiD is limited, and therefore, we found limited data to inform our recommendations. There was potential bias among forum participants, given that they were generally supporters of the current deceased donation and transplantation system, as well as donation after MAiD. (emphasis added)

Of course there was bias in this exercise, since everyone involved were MAID supporters, including MAID patients and family partners who were included as participants for the forum.

Yet strangely, the authors actually do mention the ethical challenges of organ donation after MAID:

"The purpose of this updated guidance is to continue to inform the development of policies and practices of donation after MAiD. This will help clinicians navigate the medical, legal and ethical challenges that arise when they support patients pursuing donation after MAiD."

So how do we manage to kill someone at home, and successfully extract their lungs for transplant? Well, we have a flow chart for that:

1) First we kill the patient. Make sure patient is dead.

2) Paramedics transfer (dead) patient to the ambulance.

3) Next we pump the (dead) patient's stomach to remove messy contents. Reconfirm (dead) patient is dead. 

4) Inflate lungs. 

5) Reconfirm (dead) patient is dead. (Do this multiple times. Just to make sure dead patient is truly dead. Just to be sure.)

6) Transfer (dead) patient to hospital.

7) Recover lungs at hospital.




(Note: Asystole is when your heart's electrical system fails entirely, which causes your heart to stop pumping.)

"CASE REPORT

In advance of his death, the donor provided written consent to describe the details of his case.

 

A 48-year-old man with Huntington's disease was referred to TGLN by the patient's MAID provider. He understood that at this time only lungs and tissues could be donated if he died at home but he did not wish to die in the hospital. Consent to organ donation after MAID at home was provided. Following confirmation of medical suitability, a date and time for MAID were obtained.

 

Unfractionated heparin (1000 units per kg) was administered 5 minutes prior to the procedure. The MAID combination of medications resulted in sedation (midazolam), local anesthetic effect on the vein (lidocaine), the induction of general anesthesia (propofol), muscle paralysis (rocuronium), and cardioplegia (concentrated potassium chloride) leading to virtually immediate cardiac arrest. The family was prepared to spend some time with the body after death. When the provider and family were ready, the patient was transferred to a pre-arranged ambulance and attached to a cardiac monitor. Apnea, pulselessness, and asystole were observed for 5 minutes. Death was declared by the MAID provider and confirmed by a second physician, as required by law.

 

The patient was then intubated, an orogastric tube was secured, and the patient was placed prone on the ambulance stretcher. After a minimum of 10 minutes, the lungs were inflated to a continuous positive airway pressure of 20 cm H2O using medical air and asystole once again was confirmed. The protocol of lung protection during the absence of circulation was developed within our uncontrolled DCD program and proven to be feasible.5 Nonurgent transport to the hospital ensued. Given that this patient was a police officer, an unplanned police escort and honor guard was provided en route to the hospital and operating room.

 

The lung retrieval team recovered the organs in standard fashion. Time from cardiac arrest to flush of the organ was 62 minutes. Lungs were transferred to Toronto General Hospital and ex vivo lung perfusion for 3 hours and 47 minutes confirmed excellent lung function (Table 1). Total preservation time from cold flush in the donor to reperfusion in the recipient was 12:27 and 15:29 hours for the first and second lungs, respectively.

 

The recipient was a 68-year-old woman with end-stage lung disease from interstitial lung disease. She was small for the donor lungs and thus bilateral lower lobe transplantation was performed on central venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Due to preexisting donor-specific antibodies, intraoperative plasmapheresis was performed prior to lung reperfusion as part of our clinical protocol.7 Separation from ECMO was uneventful and the patient was extubated 8 hours following transplant. She was briefly reintubated overnight on postoperative day (POD) 12 for clearance of a mucus plug by bronchoscopy and was discharged home on POD."

Monday, July 17, 2023

Alberta euthanasia costs up 33% in 2022-2023

I received the dollars spent on euthanasia in Alberta for 2022-2023. Total cost was $1,055,399.10. That's an increase of 32.56% over dollars spent in 2021-2022 ($796,166.00).


2022 and 2023 euthanasia deaths haven't been reported yet by Stats Canada.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

QAnon, Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types, racists, etc.

This is how CBC reporter Radheyan Simonpillai "reviews" the movie The sound of Freedom:

QAnon conspiracy theorist; part of the so-called Freedom movements; Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types, racists, regular among church groups; or you regularly watch Fox News; or if you follow right-wing personalities.

Do CBC employees ever listen to themselves speak? Simonpillai barely touches on the point of the movie itself, which is to shine a light on the horrible billion dollar industry of child sex trafficking. We went today to the 3:20 sold out showing. It's been showing since July 3rd in Canada and is still going strong.

Instead Simonpillai attacks the movie-goers. He says the movie is "competent" (It is excellent). "You never heard of this movie" he says. (That's because news organizations like the tax-payer funded CBC refuse to tell you about it.)

From Andrew Kozak at the True North:

In a recent interview on CBC Radio, pop culture columnist Radheyan Simonpillai described the success of the new hit film “Sound of Freedom” can be attributed to “Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types.”

“We can’t say that the movie itself is made by QAnon types,” said Simompalli on the podcast, which aired on CBC Listen. “But certainly, their political goals make it something that QAnon conspiracy theorists would rally behind.”

“Just like racists rallied behind Trump without him having to say anything overtly racist.”

“You would have only heard about this movie if you are a regular among church groups, or you regularly watch Fox News, or if you follow right-wing personalities,” said Simonpillai. “Or if you are a QAnon conspiracy theorist or part of the so-called Freedom movements.”

“But make no mistake,” Simonpillia continued. “The movie’s success has a lot to do with it being a dog whistle for Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types.”

“It’s not just QAnon types rallying behind this movie,” he said. “There were people who attended it because they were encouraged by their online freedom rally groups.”

The plot is based on the true story of Tim Ballard who broke up sex trafficking rings. The movie was fast paced, had a gripping story line, and the acting was excellent. Child sex trafficking is Evil with a capital E. Why couldn't Simonpillai talk about that

The CBC should be ashamed of their disgraceful so-called "coverage" of an extremely important film. Attacking theatre goers with ad hominem attacks, instead of actually reviewing the movie, is about as low as you can get. 

CBC, I am truly embarrassed for you on your behalf.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Euthanasia doctor: Grateful and thrilled about her book about killing people

Dr. Stefanie Green is the founding President of the Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers and a MAID provider. This is a group of doctors who euthanize their patients. She also incredibly believes that to get MAID...

"There is no need to be close to death and no need to have tried other options to relieve suffering, or even have them available."

She wrote a book called This is assisted dying, a Doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life. I think it's safe to say Dr. Green likes her job. She's clearly proud of the book she wrote:

"What a huge thrill to see the Korean edition of This is Assisted Suicide now available!!"

And 

"What a thrill! New York City, 5th Ave Barnes and Noble, and look what I found!!" [Her book]

So many thrills. And this:

"One year ago today, this book was launched......I remain grateful for all who have supported it's "delivery"."

Thrilled and grateful are not words I would use to talk about a book that discusses the killing of weak, troubled, poverty stricken or ill people. Rather I would use the words depressing or heart-breaking or beyond sad.



Friday, July 7, 2023

All Canadians deserve to be respected

Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Subject: All Canadians deserve to be respected
To: Justin Trudeau <justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: Poilievre, Pierre - M.P. <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, <Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca>, Maxime Bernier <info@maximebernier.com>, Mona Fortier <Mona.Fortier@parl.gc.ca>, <Yves-Francois.Blanchet@parl.gc.ca>

Dear Justin Trudeau,

I have a question for you Mr. Prime Minister and it is a sincere question that I would really like an answer to. I am concerned about the divisiveness of many of your policies towards many Canadians. Are you aware of how your policies affect the people you govern?

I first started to notice this nine years ago, before you even became Prime Minister. I wrote to you about your policy to exclude pro-life people from belonging to the Liberal party. https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2014/10/open-letter-to-justin-trudeau-honouring.html. I was curious then, and still am, as to why you never responded to my letter? If I had supported this policy, would you have answered me?

As the years passed, it seemed to me that there were many Canadians whose values you didn't share. It felt like you wanted to punish them by enacting policies that disrespected and marginalized these people you didn't agree with, or that didn't agree with you.

You seem to have taken a particular dislike to pro-life people, and this continued when you denied them government funding for the Summer Jobs Program. And more recently, by threatening to remove the charitable status from pro-life organizations. You said that there were groups like pregnancy care centres who provide women with dishonest counseling. But you could never provide any evidence that this happens. Yet you gave out, and continue to give out, millions to the people who support and celebrate abortion. 

Then there was the pandemic. If people chose not to get the shot, you called them names. You closed the churches but kept the abortion clinics open. People were really hurt by your policies; people went bankrupt; people lost their jobs; families were separated; mental health issues soared; people couldn't get medical treatment. You fired public servants who refused to get vaccinated. You wanted people to do what you wanted them to do. If they didn't, you called them names and punished them.

Currently, parents who are concerned about gender ideology being forced on them and their children, are called "far-right". There are millions of Canadians who do not agree with this ideology, yet we are forced to look at pride flags everywhere, for not just one day; not just one month; but now for an entire season. This makes no sense. While all Canadians deserve respect, why are we now being forced to "celebrate" an ideology that is against our sincerely held values and beliefs? Catholics and Muslims, and others, do not share this ideology. But it is being forced upon us everywhere we turn. I do not ask you to celebrate my Catholicism or my being pro-life. But you insist on me "celebrating" pride in all of its forms.

It seems you want all Canadians to agree with you on everything. But we don't. And we should not be forced to. We are also Canadians Prime Minister, and we deserve to be respected and treated with dignity.

I hope you will watch this video of Jordan Peterson's interview with Tamara Lich. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wegzK35Z94Ls60uBBkNQr

Tamara is a Canadian hero. She headed a movement that brought all Canadians together. The trucker convoy was not divisive. People from coast to coast to coast supported it; of all ethnicities; of all faith backgrounds; from all walks of life; they came together and asked that you listen to them. Tamara said of the movement: "People were proud to be Canadian again." But you would not meet them. You would not listen to them. Instead you called them names, invoked the emergency act and froze their bank accounts. You wouldn't even talk to them. I heard you went to the Laurentians to ski when the emergency act was invoked, while Canadians were fighting for their livelihoods, yet you refused to listen to their concerns. You called people 'racist,' 'misogynistic,' and the unvaccinated were a “small fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” The truckers kept Canada running during the pandemic. Yet you had no time for them, or their concerns.

Canadians have different values and different beliefs. I will respect your beliefs, but please respect mine, and please respect the beliefs of all the Canadians whose beliefs and values are different from yours. Please stop calling us names. Please stop penalizing us. Please stop marginalizing us. Please stop punishing us. Please respect us. 

I ask you, I beg you, please stop being divisive.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Cheap to kill people in British Columbia

The document I received through an FOI for MAID deaths in BC

Deaths from 2017 to 2021 is 6,510 according to Canada's official MAID deaths and from the document I received. Official numbers only report until 2021. What I received from BC, also reports dollars spent up until April 30, 2023 on MAID. Therefore I assume that is one extra year of dollars spent. Total dollars spent is $8,665,735.

If we assume at least another 2 to 3 thousand additional killings for 2022 (since the numbers increase every year), that would be at least a total of 8,510 deaths at a cost of $8,665,735. Or about $1000/death. That sounds a whole lot cheaper than keeping sick/disabled/poverty stricken people alive.



Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Taxpayer funded pornography

In case you were wondering where Planned Parenthood got their funds to print and distribute their pornographic cards to school children... they got it from you, the taxpayer. To the tune of $1.8 million over the past three years. From all three levels of government.