Assisted Dying Legislation

• Patients must transfer as health authority takes over B.C. hospice

  Fraser Health says hospice patients may decide to transfer to a facility of their choice now or wait until closer to Feb. 24.

  Feb 7, 2021
  
• Constitutional challenges to assisted dying bill inevitable: Government Senate rep

  But while parliamentarians must be guided by court rulings, Sen. Marc Gold argued Tuesday they also have a duty to try to balance competing rights and interests.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
  
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• Tory MPs still debating Canada’s assisted dying bill as deadline looms

  Conservative MPs are refusing to be rushed into a vote on assisted dying legislation, despite a looming court-imposed deadline.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020
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• Ottawa remains steadfast on assisted dying rules, despite Halifax woman’s deathbed plea

  Diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in 2016, the 57-year-old woman had been approved for an assisted death but said the restrictive nature of the law forced her to end her life sooner than she would have liked.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2018
• Indigenous politicians played key role in assisted dying debate

  Indigenous 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.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2016
• NB physicians offering assisted dying won’t be prosecuted if they follow criteria

  Crown prosecutors in New Brunswick have been issued a directive outlining the circumstances where a physician-assisted death would be legally allowed.

  Health

  Jun 13, 2016
• Palliative care: The elephant in the room in the assisted dying debate

  With politicians and pundits in Ottawa focussed on medically assisted dying legislation, there is frustration that the urgent need for palliative care is being ignored.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2016
• Doctors across Canada tackle assisted dying challenges in rural communities

  Rural communities still trying to figure out which doctors will provide physician-assisted dying.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2016
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• Assisted-death legislation will miss Supreme Court deadline

  There's now no way the federal government is going to meet Monday's Supreme Court deadline to enact legislation on doctor-assisted dying.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2016