The Australian news network ABC has come under fire for showing the final moments of Max Bromson’s life as the euthanasia advocate took a fatal dose of an illegal drug.
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While the provinces squabble over whether the federal government should attach strings to health dollars, other countries have optimized a whole range of tools to help middle-aged people bear the financial and emotional burden of supporting a parent in his home.
Continue Reading → Francesca Grosso: Help those caring for mom and dad
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Employees of the Centre d’hébergement Denis-Benjamin-Viger in Île-Bizard plan to stage a demonstration Monday outside the long-term-care facility to protest against staff cuts and building problems they say are significantly harming the quality of life of the elderly residents.
Continue Reading → Conditions criticized at care centre for the elderly in Île-Bizard
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Vulnerable people need to be protected from being induced to seek assisted death as “shame relief,” a former Ontario Human Rights Commission chief commissioner told a conference on assisted dying in Ottawa on Saturday.
Continue Reading → Beware of assisted dying as ‘shame relief,’ former human rights commissioner says
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A bill proposed in Washington D.C., modeled after Oregon’s assisted suicide law, would allow terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to obtain a life-ending drug to be ingested at home. It has faced some resistance.
Continue Reading → Veteran with Terminal Brain Cancer Explains Why He’s Against Assisted Suicide
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