Families, former staff members and a resident of a long-term care home in Ontario tell Global News they are desperate for increased staffing levels and better care. Continue reading
Audrey Parker’s fight to change Canada’s assisted-dying law has continued after her death, the This Is Why podcast finds. Continue reading
A video was released Wednesday by Dying With Dignity Canada, as part of the charity’s national campaign to amend Canada’s assisted-dying law. Continue reading
Alberta’s health minister says it’s unacceptable that a terminally ill patient at a Catholic care centre was wheeled off the property near a busy street to have an assessment for a doctor-assisted death. Continue reading
A new regulation in Saskatchewan clarifies that in cases of a medically assisted death, the manner of death will no longer be recorded as “suicide.” Continue reading
The number of Canadians opting for medically-assisted deaths rose 29 per cent between the first and last six months of 2017. Continue reading
A total of 3,714 Canadians chose a medically-assisted death between June 2016 and July 2017. Continue reading
Cecilia Chmura wanted to die more than she wanted to live but because her death wasn’t “reasonably foreseeable” she was denied a medically assisted death. Continue reading
Asking for a medically assisted death for your baby. Continue reading
Canadian doctors say it’s still far too early to make any decisions, but the medical community should start thinking about issues involving assisted death for minors. Continue reading