The dynamics of inducement are at the heart of disability rights groups’ urgent calls for a cautious approach to medically-assisted death For some of us, the book of life will close abruptly. A sudden pop, crunch or snap, and we’ll be gone. Perhaps some body part or system will betray us, utterly and fatally, in
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Why we need a Made-in-Canada Approach to Assisted Suicide
on April 25th, 2016
As Canadians weigh in on Bill C-14, some will say it has gone far enough. Others will insist it must go further This is part 5 in our series Assisted suicide Autonomy, it would seem, is an intoxicant. The more we have, the more we want. In tabling its draft legislation on physician-hastened death, the
Assisted Suicide a Deadly New Form of Normal
on February 7th, 2016
The Supreme Court’s Carter decision set the floor, not the ceiling, according to one proponent Euthanasia? Assisted suicide? There’s an app for that. Or there soon might be, the executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association told a joint Senate-Commons committee this week. The committee is studying legislative responses to replace the Criminal Code
Assisted Suicide Ruling Changes Canada, Forever
on February 18th, 2015
Legislating physician-assisted suicide is bound to be difficult, but there are ways to mitigate any adverse consequences The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision on assisted suicide last Friday means that, soon, doctors (and only doctors) may lawfully help competent adults, who are grievously and irremediably ill, to end their lives. Even though this litigation
Assisted Suicide Expansion for Mentally ill Premature
82 percent of Canadians demand mental health reform before expanding assisted suicide Fix mental healthcare first. That’s a key takeaway from new poll results, which found that 82 percent of Canadians agree improving access to mental health care should happen before expanding “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) to those with mental illness as their sole