Audrey Parker
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Audrey Parker remembered as Nova Scotia updates its assisted-dying policyAudrey Parker died receiving a medically assisted death on Nov. 1, 2018, which was sooner than she wanted to, because she feared she wouldn’t be able to give late-stage consent.CanadaAug 10, 2022
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Nova Scotia removes some restrictions for medical assistance in dyingAudrey Parker had terminal cancer and received a medically assisted death sooner than she wanted because she feared she wouldn't be well enough to give late-stage consent.CanadaAug 9, 2022
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This is why Canada is debating assisted death lawsAudrey Parker’s fight to change Canada’s assisted-dying law has continued after her death, the This Is Why podcast finds.CanadaFeb 15, 2019
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Scott Thompson: In death, Audrey Parker issues a challenge to Canadian leadersWe'll see which leaders have the courage to take up Audrey Parker's cause, Scott Thompson says.Feb 7, 2019
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Halifax woman’s fight to change Canada’s assisted-dying law continues after her deathA video was released Wednesday by Dying With Dignity Canada, as part of the charity's national campaign to amend Canada's assisted-dying law.CanadaFeb 6, 2019
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Ottawa remains steadfast on assisted dying rules, despite Halifax woman’s deathbed pleaDiagnosed 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.CanadaNov 2, 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?Nov 2, 2018
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Halifax’s Audrey Parker – who pushed for assisted dying changes – diesAudrey Parker was given a series of lethal injections while she was surrounded by family and a few friends at her apartment in Halifax.HealthNov 1, 2018
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Canada’s health minister responds to Halifax woman’s pleas to change assisted dying lawCanada's health minister says she has heard the pleas of a Halifax woman who plans to end her life today with medical assistance.HealthNov 1, 2018
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