Assisted Dying
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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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Suicide pods being developed in Switzerland, providing users with a painless deathThe sarco pods allow users to push a button from the inside, which floods the interior with nitrogen, lowering the oxygen level, killing the user painlessly.TrendingDec 7, 2021
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Medically assisted deaths rose by 17% in 2020, continuing upward trend: Health CanadaA Health Canada official provided the latest statistics at a meeting of the newly launched joint parliamentary committee that is reviewing Canada's assisted dying regime.HealthJun 8, 2021
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Parliamentary review of assisted dying law held up by Senate wrangling over co-chairFour senators have been chosen to sit on the committee by three of the four Senate groups.CanadaApr 27, 2021
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Psychiatrists more open to assisted dying for people with mental illnesses: surveyCanadian psychiatrists' attitude toward medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years.CanadaMar 20, 2021
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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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Collaboration between House of Commons, Senate on assisted dying bill praised by senatorGold said the government responded respectfully and thoughtfully to the Senate's amendments, rejecting two but building on three others.CanadaMar 15, 2021
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House passes revised assisted dying bill with Liberal, Bloc Quebecois supportConservative, NDP and two of three Green MPs opposed.CanadaMar 11, 2021
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Feds gets another month to expand access to assisted dying as bill stalls in the CommonsQuebec Superior Court Justice Martin Sheehan agreed to give the government a fourth extension -- until March 26 -- to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 court ruling.CanadaFeb 25, 2021
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Canadians with mental illness should be eligible for assisted death, feds agreeIt is one of a number of changes to Bill C-7 proposed by the government in response to amendments approved last week by the Senate.CanadaFeb 23, 2021
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