assisted dying in Canada
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Canadian Senate passes Bill C-7, expanding assisted dying to include mental illnessThe bill is expected to receive royal assent later tonight.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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Bill to amend law on assisted dying in Canada reintroduced 2 months before court deadlineThe government has until Dec. 18 to amend the law to comply with a Quebec court ruling last fall, which found it was unconstitutional to allow only those whose natural death is ``reasonably foreseeable'' to be able to get medical help to end their suffering.CanadaOct 5, 2020
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Jean Truchon, Quebecer who fought to expand medically assisted death, receives procedureJean Truchon's lawyers said he received medical aid in dying at a Montreal-area long-term care facility.CanadaApr 8, 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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Quebec will comply with ruling that struck down assisted death provisionsThe Quebec government says it will comply with a court decision striking down parts of the federal and provincial laws on medically assisted death that were deemed too strict.CanadaJan 21, 2020
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Medically-assisted deaths rise nearly 30 per cent in second half of 2017A total of 3,714 Canadians chose a medically-assisted death between June 2016 and July 2017.HealthJun 21, 2018
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Indigenous politicians played key role in assisted dying debateIndigenous MPs and senators played a central role in securing passage of the new assisted dying law, bringing to the debate what they describe as a unique perspective on the sanctity of life.CanadaJul 4, 2016
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