The Society for Old Age Rational Suicide (SOARS) has rebranded itself as My Death, My Decision. Suicide is a word that nearly all campaigners avid as it carries negative connotations.
Continue reading Words matter in assisted suicideAfter the shocking news that Elizabeth Wettlaufer, an Ontario nurse, was responsible for 8 deaths in care homes, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is calling for an investigation into every care home in Canada.
Continue reading EPC demands in-depth investigation into murders at care homes in CanadaThere is a disturbing link between depression and death in older, frail patients who’ve had heart valves replaced, according to an international Montreal-based study.
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Bill C-14, which sets out the legal framework for decriminalized euthanasia, satisfies no one. Some feel it is too restrictive. Others of us continue to have serious concerns about its implications. We will all be vulnerable at some time in our lives and this legislation does not and cannot protect us.
Continue reading Protecting patients in the shadows of euthanasia