Assisted Suicide
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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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Medical assistance in dying should not be extended to patients with mental illness: expertOne mental health expert is speaking out about why she thinks expanding Quebec's laws around medical assistance in dying to patients with mental illness would be a bad idea.HealthMay 21, 2021
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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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History of the ’90s podcast: Tracy Latimer and the euthanasia debateOn this episode of History of the '90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the heated debate that surrounded the death of Tracy Latimer.CrimeNov 14, 2019
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Doctors face probe in Belgium after euthanizing woman with autismDoctors who euthanized a woman with autism are under investigation in Belgium, where doctor-assisted dying is legal for psychiatric reasons.WorldNov 27, 2018
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Scott Thompson: Government says you can die, but they also say whenScott Thompson asks, What is the sense of giving those living with a terminal illness the right to die, and not allowing them to pick when?BlogsNov 2, 2018
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Fighting to die: is medically assisted death criteria too vague?There are a number of conditions set out by the federal government before a medically assisted death can proceed, but some argue it is too vague.CanadaMay 30, 2018
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Medically assisted death fails Saskatoon familyCecilia Chmura wanted to die more than she wanted to live but because her death wasn't "reasonably foreseeable" she was denied a medically assisted death.HealthMay 29, 2018
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Caroline Dhavernas: ‘Mary Kills People’ Season 2 is darker, more intenseIn Season 2 of 'Mary Kills People,' Mary (Caroline Dhavernas) becomes even more entangled in her illegal work, risking her family and medical career.EntertainmentJan 2, 2018
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Hospice Kingston won’t offer assisted suicideHospice Kingston's Executive Director, Ron Lirette, has said it's due to that fact that the staff who will be employed there won't have the qualifications to do so.HealthDec 14, 2017
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