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
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Flavoured Tobacco Products and Single Cigarillos Blunt Wraps Banned
on April 12th, 2010
Previous to the ban, tobacco companies manufactured and sold products in flavours such as cherry and chocolate in an obvious attempt to get kids to start smoking. This kind of flavoured tobacco product often served as a “starter” tobacco product for young people, and since they were sold individually or in “kiddie packs”, they were also affordable to price-sensitive youth.They are as addictive and dangerous to one’s health as cigarettes.