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Wendi Wicks, convener of Not Dead Yet Aotearoa, says it’s astounding but sadly predictably unsurprising that the 75% plus opposition to assisted suicide can be dismissed as “insignificant”. She describes euthanasia advocates’ reaction to the news as a ‘Trump Tantrum’ of abuse. Read more >>

Palliative care isn't an option for many chronically ill Canadians. Now there are calls to overhaul end-of-life care in this country. Watch video >>

In June 2016, Bill C-14 provided some Canadians (patients) with the legal option to request medical assistance in dying and other Canadians (physicians and nurse practitioners) with the legal authority to provide that assistance. Financial costs of medical assistance in dying are relatively low but the social cost may be much higher. Read more >>

In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party. The 41-year-old artist with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, held the gathering to say goodbye before becoming one of the first Californians to take a lethal dose of drugs under the state’s new doctor-assisted suicide law for the terminally ill. Read more >>

A physician expresses his concern for the issue of protecting those who are depressed in the offering of euthanasia in Canada. Read more >>