Bob Rust Interviews Alex Schadenberg
Participants
Interviewer
- Robert N Rust III
Guest
- Alexander Schadenberg
Organization
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Interview Date
Approximately May 2026
Summary
Throughout the interview, Schadenberg encourages citizens to become informed, organized, and active in public discussions regarding assisted-suicide and euthanasia policies before such legislation becomes entrenched within their states and communities.
In this second installment of a four-part interview series, Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, discusses the expansion of euthanasia and assisted-suicide laws in Canada and the United States. Building on themes introduced in the first interview, Schadenberg argues that legalization has extended far beyond its original stated purpose and that vague statutory definitions have enabled broader application of these practices.
The discussion examines the differences and similarities between euthanasia and assisted suicide, recent legislative developments in several U.S. states, reporting and oversight concerns, telehealth assessments, waiting-period changes, and the treatment of individuals with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental-health conditions. Schadenberg also addresses ethical questions involving physician participation in end-of-life decisions, disability rights, organ donation following euthanasia, and historical connections between euthanasia advocacy and the eugenics movement.
Selected Quotes from Transcript
Quote 1
“One of the reasons this whole killing has gone crazy in Canada is not only because we legalized it, but we legalized it without definitions.”
Video Time: Approximately 4:15–4:35
Transcript PDF Page: 2
Quote 2
“The only difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia is the fact that with euthanasia the doctor does the act. With assisted suicide the doctor provides the means.”
Video Time: Approximately 22:40–23:05
Transcript PDF Page: 8
Quote 3
“You don’t kill people. And if they are suffering, if that is the reality, we can actually deal with that suffering.”
Video Time: Approximately 11:20–11:50
Transcript PDF Page: 4
Quote 4
“Making your doctors into killers is a very serious problem.”
Video Time: Approximately 27:30–28:10
Transcript PDF Page: 10
Quote 5
“You should never give somebody else the right of law to be involved with killing you.”
Video Time: Approximately 33:10–33:40
Transcript PDF Page: 12
Quote 6
“The most important way to prevent assisted suicide or euthanasia from becoming legal is to be organized already.”
Video Time: Approximately 37:20–37:45
Transcript PDF Page: 15
Quote 7
“Our silence is not our friend.”
Video Time: Approximately 38:00
Transcript PDF Page: 15
Transcript Information
Participants
- Bob Rust (Interviewer)
- Alex Schadenberg (Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition)
Interview Date
- Approximately May 2026
Transcript Runtime
- Approximately 39 minutes 11 seconds
Series
- Part 2 of a planned four-part interview series with Alex Schadenberg.
Assisted suicide
Euthanasia
Canada MAID law
U.S. assisted-suicide laws
Disability rights
Medical ethics
End-of-life policy
Eugenics history
Organ donation ethicsCall-to-action
“Viewers interested in learning more may visit the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and follow USA Citizens Network for the remaining interviews in this series.”
Contact the Author
Alex Schadenberg, EPC International Chair
Website: www.epcc.ca
https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/
Email: info@epcc.ca
Transcript Runtime: Approximately 39 minutes 10 seconds
This interview is Part 2 of a four-part discussion with Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition regarding euthanasia and assisted-suicide policies in Canada and the United States.
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