Inform them of our concerns about the proposed federal legislation (Bill C-14).
Continue Reading → Write to MPs, members of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
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"Surveys on attitudes towards assisted dying play an important role in informing public debate, policy and legislation. Unfortunately, surveys are often designed with insufficient attention to framing effects; that is, effects on the respondents’ stated attitudes caused by question wording and context." For this reason, researchers should take care in interpreting survey results.
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"Euthanasia, that is the act of deliberately ending the life of a patient, even at the patient's own request or at the request of close relatives, is unethical"...
Adopted by the 53rd WMA General Assembly, Washington, DC, USA, October 2002
and reaffirmed with minor revision by the 194th WMA Council Session, Bali, Indonesia, April 2013
Continue Reading → World Medical Association’s Declaration on Euthanasia
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Laws permitting assisted suicide may justify the right of even psychiatric patients to end their lives in theory, but the reality of implementing such programs is messy, a study of the Netherlands finds.
Continue Reading → Study finds concerning trends among Dutch assisted suicide cases
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