Paul Adams, a Carleton University professor, said he and his wife should have been better informed about what to expect as she entered the final stage of cancer.
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Friendship helps protect against loneliness even when oldsters do not have dementia. It can be especially beneficial for those who do.
Continue Reading → How being friends with someone who has dementia can be good for you both
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An opponent of euthanasia believes Canada's statistics on the subject should send a strong message to the United States.
Continue Reading → Advice: Let Canada be your example and warning
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Legalizing assisted suicide is not safe: A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on May 3, 2016 found that Medical error is the third leading cause of death representing at least 251,000 deaths per year in the United States. There is no reason to think that euthanasia will be immune from mistakes.
Continue Reading → Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US
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The bizarre and disturbing case of Michelle Carter, rumbling on for over two years, hit the headlines again recently as she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her involvement in the suicide of her 18-year-old boyfriend, Conrad Roy. The Carter case raises this question: is it legal to assist a suicide?
Continue Reading → Michelle Carter: The unacceptable face of assisted suicide
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