Decision of the Supreme Court in the Carter Case: Vulnerable people are most at risk

Montreal, February 6, 2015 - The citizen network Living with Dignity and the Physicians' Alliance against Euthanasia acknowledge today's ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General). By stipulating that Kay Carter was within her rights to demand assisted suicide, and asking the Parliament of Canada to amend the Criminal Code to state that "medical aid in dying" is not a homicide, and therefore should not be penalized, the highest court in the land deeply ...

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Suicide prevention for the elderly vs legalized euthanasia

Suicide prevention week in Quebec is happening from the 1st to the 7th of February 2015. This is an important activity considering the high number of people affected, directly or not, by suicide. An article in the Journal de Montréal this week mentions the high suicide rate for the elderly in Quebec.

"Nearly 150 older people kill themselves annually. Why? They feel alone because of illness and they are unhappy."

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