Fleur Elizabeth Meston

Fleur Elizabeth Meston is a writer based in London.

Friday

Fleur Elizabeth Meston

Will Canada soon be euthanizing babies?

Donald Trump may or may not bomb Iran in the next few days. His cheerleaders will cite the Tehran regime’s brutal executions of Iranian protesters as justification. But if the President is in the mood for humanitarian interventions and stopping barbarism, he might also want to make good on his pledge to annex Canada. Once praised as a paragon of decency and civility, Canada is now turning into a dystopian society in which so-called "healthcare" professionals wield increasingly terrifying power of life and death. When a government grants permission to end a life, where does it stop? Canadian doctors are considering euthanizing newborns under certain circumstances as a form of "healthcare." When Dr.

Saturday

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The danger of Stella Creasy’s abortion amendment

From our UK edition

'Do I think some women were born with penises? Yes,' declared Stella Creasy in 2022, in a moment of characteristic defiance against biological common sense. The Walthamstow MP has built a career on provocation, ideology, and showmanship, but her latest crusade is more than just performance. Creasy is seeking to remove all legal deterrents to abortion up to and including during birth, even if the baby is capable of surviving outside the womb. Creasy’s latest campaign to ‘decriminalise’ abortion is not about minor tweaks or supposed modernisation. Her amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill would tear up what little remains of Britain’s ethical red lines on abortion.

Sunday

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The assisted suicide bill has shown parliament at its worst

From our UK edition

Kim Leadbeater has earned plenty of praise for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life), or assisted suicide, Bill. The Labour MP even won a gong for Political Speech of the Year award for her opening contribution to the parliamentary debate. If we cannot trust Parliament to debate life-and-death decisions responsibly, how can we trust it to implement them? “We saw Parliament at its best because the tone, the compassion, and the understanding that was shown was something we can all be proud of," says Leadbeater, who has also described the bill as “Parliament at its best”. If only this were true. The reality is that the bill – which enters the Report Stage this week – shames parliament.