Posts Tagged 'Canada'

Physicians, conscience, and assisted dying

By requiring that physicians make referrals for assisted dying, Ontario is forcing them to leave medicine or abandon their ethical framework.

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MAY
2017

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How euthanasia turns culture upside-down

The head of an anti-euthanasia group says one of the unsatisfactory results of the euthanasia movement is creating pressure for people to make that choice as if it's a good thing.

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APR
2017

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Groups on both sides of assisted-death debate want more transparency

Advocates on both sides of the medically assisted dying debate say the Nova Scotia Health Authority should be more transparent about patients who apply to end their lives.

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APR
2017

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Commentary: Assisted suicide is an affront to mental illness, not a cure for it

Assisted suicide activists say those with mental illness are being denied the right to die with dignity just as elderly ALS patients were before the Supreme Court struck down the ban on physician-assisted death in 2015. But this idea that suicide is dignified and painless is a dangerous one. Take it from someone who tried and failed.

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APR
2017

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