Assisted Death
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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
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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
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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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Hospice’s refusal to provide assisted death causing ‘anxiety:’ B.C. mayorMembers of the Delta Hospice Society will vote on amendments to its constitution, which will say "God is the giver and taker of life.''HealthMay 29, 2020
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Saskatchewan MAID adviser gives stamp of approval to new assisted death legislationAmendments proposed to reduce barriers to assisted death are being welcomed by the adviser for Saskatchewan's MAID program.HealthFeb 26, 2020
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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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