{"id":14377,"date":"2022-10-20T07:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/?p=14377"},"modified":"2022-12-22T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T15:57:00","slug":"press-review-new-access-to-maid-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/press-review-new-access-to-maid-abuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Press review of abuses associated with new access to MAiD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14377\" class=\"elementor elementor-14377\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9dd6e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9dd6e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6359dd\" data-id=\"c6359dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b79a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b79a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the stories, testimonies and editorials have been accumulating for the last few months, here is an update in alphabetical order (non-exhaustive list, please help us to keep it up to date by writing to us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@vivredignite.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@vivredignite.org<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14acdfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14acdfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb6cbec\" data-id=\"bb6cbec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77048b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f77048b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories and testimonies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a665fa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a665fa5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d7bf36\" data-id=\"0d7bf36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ba3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ba3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacques Comeau<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CTV &#8211; Septembre 29, 2022 &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/stressed-beyond-belief-home-care-conditions-lead-montreal-man-to-seek-medically-assisted-death-1.6090165\">&nbsp;&#8216;I can&#8217;t live that way&#8217;: Montreal man seeking medically assisted death due to home care conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Journal Metro (in French) &#8211; Octobre 17, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;After initiating the medical assistance in dying process, Mr. Comeau contacted the CIUSSS to express his distress. Within a few days, the former caregivers returned to Mr. Comeau&#8217;s home, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/journalmetro.com\/local\/lachine-dorval\/2929106\/mal-soigne-tetraplegique-demande-aide-medicale-mourir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he finally decided to cancel his request<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joannie Cowie and Les Landry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Global News &#8211; Octobre 11, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9176485\/poverty-canadians-disabilities-medically-assisted-death\/\">How poverty, not pain, is driving Canadians with disabilities to consider medically-assisted death<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donna Duncan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CTV News &#8211; April 28, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/police-investigation-public-outcry-following-b-c-woman-s-medically-assisted-death-1.5881294\">Police investigation, public outcry following B.C. woman&#8217;s medically assisted death<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sathya Dhara Kovac&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CBC News &#8211; Octobre 4, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/sathya-dharma-kovac-als-medical-assistance-in-death-1.6605754\">Winnipeg woman who chose to die with medical assistance said struggle for home care help led to decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amir Farsoud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>City News &#8211; Octobre 13, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2022\/10\/13\/medical-assistance-death-maid-canada\/\">Ontario man applying for medically-assisted death as alternative to being homeless<\/a><br><br><b>Michael Fraser<\/b><br><br>Toronto Star, 10 novembre 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/2022\/assisted-death.html\" target=\"_blank\">Michael&#8217;s choice<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Jennyfer Hatch<\/b><br><br>CTV Vancouver &#8211; 1er d\u00e9cembre 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/b-c-woman-behind-dystopian-commercial-found-death-care-easier-than-health-care-1.6177877\" target=\"_blank\">B.C. woman behind &#8216;dystopian&#8217; commercial found &#8216;death care&#8217; easier than health care&nbsp;<br><\/a>LWD Press Release:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/2022\/12\/she-wanted-to-live-jennyfer-hatch-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">She wanted to live. Beyond the Simons ad, the complex story of Jennyfer Hatch<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/b-c-woman-behind-dystopian-commercial-found-death-care-easier-than-health-care-1.6177877\" target=\"_blank\"><br><br><\/a><b>Rod McNeill<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Associated Press &#8211; August 11,&nbsp; 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wudJTsEl7qM\">Experts: Canada euthanasia law devalues disabled<\/a><br><\/p>\n<p><strong><br>Alan Nichols et Roger Foley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associated Press &#8211; August 11, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/covid-science-health-toronto-7c631558a457188d2bd2b5cfd360a867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Disturbing\u2019: Experts troubled by Canada\u2019s euthanasia laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiano Vafaeian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Common Sense News &#8211; October 11, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.news\/p\/scheduled-to-die-the-rise-of-canadas\">What you do when you discover your son has made an appointment for his death?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Canadian Forces veteran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Global News &#8211; August 17, 2022 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9061709\/veteran-medical-assisted-death-canada\/\">Veterans Affairs says worker \u2018inappropriately\u2019 discussed medically assisted death with veteran<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0eaf5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0eaf5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9075826\" data-id=\"9075826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb5481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb5481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorials<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be4d87e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be4d87e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d3b8b8\" data-id=\"8d3b8b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd82e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fd82e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Quotidiens de la Coop\u00e9rative nationale de l&#8217;information ind\u00e9pendante (CN2i),&nbsp;Le Droit, Le Nouvelliste, Le Quotidien, Le Soleil, La Tribune et La Voix de l&#8217;Est<\/b><br><br>7 d\u00e9cembre 2022 &#8211; Lise Ravary &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesoleil.com\/2022\/12\/07\/laide-medicale-a-mourir-nest-pas-un-outil-de-branding-6a83a0575be1c72091c678a3d3396a13\" target=\"_blank\">L&#8217; aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir n&#8217;est pas un outil de branding<\/a><br><br><b>Globe and mail<\/b><br><br>5 d\u00e9cembre 2022 &#8211; The editorial board<b style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8211;<\/span><b style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-in-canada-people-can-die-with-dignity-they-should-be-able-to-live-that\" \"=\"\">In Canada, people can die with dignity. They should be able to live that way, too<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 octobre 2022 \u2013 Robyn Urback \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-euthanasia-for-babies-canada-finds-itself-sliding-down-a-slippery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euthanasia for babies? Canada finds itself sliding down a slippery slope on MAID<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 octobre 2022 \u2013 Ellen Cohen \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-expert-panel-maid-mental-illness\/\">Why I resigned from the federal expert panel on medical assistance in dying<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1er septembre 2022 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-medical-assistance-in-dying-is-a-right-that-needs-more-limits\">The editorial board \u2013&nbsp;Medical assistance in dying is a right that needs more limits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>National Post<\/b><\/p>\n<p>12 octobre 2022 \u2013 Ben Woodfinden \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/ben-woodfinden-canada-must-not-become-a-country-that-kills-disabled-babies\">Canada must not become a country that kills disabled babies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Toronto Star<\/b><br><br>25 novembre 2022 &#8211; The editorial board &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2022\/11\/25\/medically-assisted-deaths.html\" target=\"_blank\">We need to put the brakes on expanding access to MAiD&nbsp;<\/a><br><br>18 novembre 2022 &#8211; Andrew Philipps &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/star-columnists\/2022\/11\/18\/were-all-implicated-in-michael-frasers-decision-to-die.html\" target=\"_blank\">We\u2019re all implicated in Michael Fraser\u2019s decision to die<\/a><\/p><p>14 octobre 2022 \u2013 Andrew Phillips \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/2022\/10\/14\/canada-is-going-too-far-with-medical-assistance-in-dying-the-danger-of-abuse-is-becoming-ever-more-apparent.html\">Canada is going too far with medical assistance in dying. The danger of abuse is becoming ever more apparent<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beccda7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beccda7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63515ba\" data-id=\"63515ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d54f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41d54f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eeda35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eeda35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be9506\" data-id=\"0be9506\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f81f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f81f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The New Atlantis<\/b><br><br>December 16, 2022 &#8211; Alexander Raikin<b style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8211;<\/span><b style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/no-other-options\" target=\"_blank\" \"=\"\">No Other Options<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the stories, testimonies and editorials have been accumulating for the last few months, here is an update in alphabetical order (non-exhaustive list, please help us to keep it up &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogue"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14377"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14700,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14377\/revisions\/14700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}