A personal commentary on the view that “death with dignity” is virtually synonymous with physician-assisted suicide (or physician-assisted death). Read more >>
Continue reading Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Rise of the Consumer MovementSince Quebec's law allowing doctor-assisted death came into effect in December 2015, 253 Quebec patients have requested the procedure, and 166 have received it. Read more >>
Continue reading More than 160 doctor-assisted deaths in Quebec since 2015Those pushing for euthanasia and assisted suicide will often create euphemisms to disguise or soften attitudes away from natural repulsion at the thought of a doctor killing a patient or in helping them to suicide. Cleverly crafted acronyms often help. Read more >>
Continue reading Canada: the world has gone MADMennonites who run Salem Home in Winkler, Man., spend about $10-million a year of taxpayers’ money for end-of-life care. For them, it’s a matter of conscience rooted in their view of the dignity of human life. Read more >>
Continue reading Assisted dying: Focus on support for the suffering, not hastened deathNOTE: The original article was published in French in the Huffintgon Post on July 20, 2016 (read original article here >>).
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We learned in The Gazette (>>) that there have been ministerial modifications to conform the Act respecting end-of-life care to the federal law. Among other changes, a reflection period of 10 days has been added as well as the validation of a request by two independent witnesses. In short, measures to reduce the risks associated with a ...
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