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Five Things to Know About Assisted Dying in Canada
Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas.
Son of woman who inspired Canada's assisted dying law choosing to die on his own terms
Price Carter, 68, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it ...
Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or ...
The assisted dying movement is gaining momentum. These opponents are pushing back
The debate has recently returned to the spotlight in New York, where the state Assembly passed a bill in April that would ...
New York’s dangerous Medical Aid in Dying Act must be rejected
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act is under consideration in the state’s Senate Health Committee. It must not pass.
Opinion
Ontario Chief Coroner reports raise concerns that MAID policy and practice focus on access rather than protection
Recent reports from the Chief Coroner for Ontario reveal that Canada’s MAiD law, policy and practice focuses on promoting access to death, rather than protection.
'Deeply dangerous' assisted dying bill should be scrapped, says leading care consultant
Dr Amy Proffitt is among palliative care doctors who have concerns about the erosion of end of life care if the bill passes.