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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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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