Assisted Death
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Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quicklyThe main thrust of Bill 38 is to allow people with severe Alzheimer's disease to receive an assisted death. It needs unanimous approval in the legislature to be passed quickly.HealthMay 26
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Quebec committee says Alzheimer’s patients should get access to doctor assisted deathThe current law, adopted in 2014, set out strict criteria that include informed consent of a patient until their death.CanadaDec 8, 2021
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New online calculator can predict how long seniors have left to live, what help they needThe calculator, which predicts death within six months, is based on data from more than 491,000 community-dwelling older adults in a 6-year period between 2007 and 2013.CanadaJul 5, 2021
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Medical assistance in dying: Do doctors need to know more about Canada’s new law?Canada's new medical assistance in dying law opens access to the procedure for more Canadians, but some say they are being unfairly denied. Can more awareness help?HealthMay 6, 2021
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Tory senators hold up start of parliamentary review of assisted dying and mature minorsConservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada's assisted dying regime.CanadaApr 27, 2021
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Health-care costs in Canada dropped after assisted dying became legalThe report on assisted dying said since becoming legal on June 17, 2016, Canada's health-care costs have dropped $86.9 million.HealthOct 20, 2020
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Tory MPs will get free vote on conversion therapy, assisted dying bills: O’TooleConservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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Man who was subject of wife’s appeal in Nova Scotia assisted death case diesHis wife of 48 years, Katherine Sorenson, lost a bid to stop his medically assisted death after it was rejected Friday by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.CanadaOct 6, 2020
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Nova Scotia court rejects woman’s appeal in bid to stop husband’s assisted deathA three-member panel says the court has no jurisdiction to determine eligibility for medical assistance in dying, including whether an individual has capacity.CanadaOct 2, 2020
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Court allows Nova Scotia man to proceed with medically assisted death, wife’s stay deniedThe man says he is near the end of his life due to advanced chronic disease, but his wife maintains his wish to die is based on anxiety and delusions.HealthSep 4, 2020
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