Two years after an abrupt price hike for a lethal drug used by terminally ill patients to end their lives, doctors in the Northwest are once again rethinking aid-in-dying medications — this time because they’re taking too long to work.
Continue Reading → Docs in Northwest Tweak Aid-In-Dying Drugs to Prevent Prolonged Deaths
Dr. Coelho from London, Ontario, has been resisting the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s policy which would force Ontario doctors to refer requests for assisted suicide.
Continue Reading → Dr. Coelho’s ‘crazy’ battle for conscience rights
The right-to-die movement uses misleading language to sanitise what is being campaigned for, most notably the euphemistic ‘right-to-die’. But the debate is about whether or not we have a right to be killed.
Continue Reading → Frank Wilson: Right-to-die is the gateway to euthanasia
Should patients who want to self-harm be assisted, so as not to offend their personal autonomy?
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Autism Coalition of Quebec: In response to insufficient action, several parents of children with autism have formed Autism Coalition of Quebec, an advocacy group.
Continue Reading → Fed-up parents launch advocacy group