Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is also known as Charcot's disease. This serious and still incurable pathology is a neurodegenerative disease that results in progressive paralysis of the muscles involved in voluntary motor skills. It also...
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Canada Extends Euthanasia to People with Disabilities
Less than five years after euthanasia was decriminalized in Canada, drastic changes are now being implemented. Euthanasia, referred to in Canadian legislation as "medical aid in dying" (MAID), will be extended to anyone with a serious and incurable condition who...
Euthanasia for the Disabled: UN Experts Warn of Undue Pressure
In a joint statement issued on January 25th, three independent international experts, expressed alarm to the UN over a growing trend in some countries to enact euthanasia laws which are largely targeted at disabled persons. According to the Special Rapporteur on the...
Parents of Children with Disabilities: Statistics in France
On November 6, 2020, statistics were published on the social and economic level of French households having one or more children with a disability. The study was carried out by the “DREES” (Directorate of Research, Evaluation and Statistics) for the years 2016 and...
Alliance VITA launches the platform “Supporting the Most Vulnerable”
Like many others in France, Alliance VITA is deeply concerned about the most vulnerable: those who are elderly, sick, isolated, or disabled, and who are even more vulnerable during this period of pandemic and confinement. In light of these circumstances, we have...