From December 10, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Direct PDF link >>
Continue reading Annual activity report of the Commission sur les Soins de Fin de Vie:DEC
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From December 10, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Direct PDF link >>
Continue reading Annual activity report of the Commission sur les Soins de Fin de Vie:The year 2016 ends as it began: with challenges and opportunities!
First of all, as promised in its legislation, the federal government announced that it has officially launched studies to examine the possibility of extending its criteria (already!). Thus, as of December 2018, euthanasia and assisted suicide could be requested via advance directives, as well as by children and people with mental illness (>>). It goes without saying that we will actively participate in public debates to prevent these dangerous ...
Continue reading Challenges and opportunities every yearThree seemingly unrelated topical events and phenomena may spell trouble for Australia’s future when considered together.
Continue reading Linking headlines: post-truth, euthanasia and elder abuseInspired by the Brexit and Trump campaigns, the Oxford Dictionaries chose the adjective “post-truth” as their word of the year. They defined it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” However, there may be a more appropriate word to describe the attitude of the Quebec Liberal Party this past year.
Continue reading The word of the year in Quebec politicsPhilip Nitschke’s militant efforts to promote euthanasia and assisted suicide may be the product of a failure to address a key question: is life worth living?
Continue reading Converting the miserabilists