Dying With Dignity
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Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deathsDying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen when a patient makes an end-of-life choice but is being treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying.HealthMar 7, 2022
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Saskatoon medically-assisted dying facility on hold pending Bill C-7A Saskatoon man's plans to improve access to medical assistance in dying with a new facility are on pause as Bill C-7 remains before parliament.CanadaMar 5, 2021
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Liberals set to drop some assisted dying restrictions with new legislationThe requirement for death to be "reasonably foreseeable" was deemed unconstitutional last year.CanadaFeb 24, 2020
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Trudeau urged to make assisted dying less restrictiveDying with Dignity Canada is urging Trudeau to have his next justice minister give priority to amending the law and go further than the ruling demands.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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Quebecers behind assisted dying ruling want to see it become election issueTwo Quebecers who were successful in getting a court to invalidate sections of the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying want the issue to be given a prominent place on the federal campaign trail.HealthSep 12, 2019
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Montrealers mourn the loss of Teresa Dellar, palliative care pioneer“She taught everyone new forms of dignity, new ways of caring,” said Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal MP for the Lac-Saint-Louis riding.FeaturesSep 3, 2019
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Alberta patients facing challenges accessing medical assistance in dyingThree years after Canada passed legislation to allow for medical assistance in dying, advocates say there are still roadblocks in accessing the program in Alberta.CanadaAug 20, 2019
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‘He just slipped away’: Keremeos man throws party as he undergoes physician-assisted deathThey sang songs, indulged in a potluck feast, drank whiskey and smoked cigars.Mar 12, 2019
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This is why Canada is debating assisted death lawsAudrey Parker’s fight to change Canada’s assisted-dying law has continued after her death, the This Is Why podcast finds.CanadaFeb 15, 2019
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Friends speak out about former nun who chose medically-assisted death when faced with terminal cancerMore Albertans than ever before are choosing medically-assisted death. Friends of one woman who made that choice speak out about how her religious faith didn't prevent her from making the decision she did.HealthFeb 13, 2019
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