Doctor Assisted Death
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Medical assistance in dying: Do doctors need to know more about Canada’s new law?Canada's new medical assistance in dying law opens access to the procedure for more Canadians, but some say they are being unfairly denied. Can more awareness help?HealthMay 6, 2021
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Saskatchewan team working to raise $1M for medical assistance in dying facilitySaskatoon is one step closer to having a facility dedicated to medical assistance in dying.HealthFeb 17, 2020
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Mike Sloan, London advocate who shared terminal cancer fight with the world, dies at 50Sloan, diagnosed in early 2019 with Stage 4 anaplastic thyroid cancer, died Monday afternoon through medical assistance.Jan 21, 2020
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Federal government begins public consultations on medically assisted dyingThe Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already near death to seek medical assistance to end their suffering.CanadaJan 13, 2020
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Covenant Health’s new medically-assisted dying policy concerns Alberta LiberalsCovenant Health has released its policy for responding to requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) but some politicians say it doesn't go far enough.CanadaDec 4, 2018
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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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Patient wheeled outside Alberta Catholic hospital to have assisted death assessmentAlberta's health minister says it's unacceptable that a terminally ill patient at a Catholic care centre was wheeled off the property near a busy street to have an assessment for a doctor-assisted death.CanadaOct 23, 2018
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New petition calls on fair access to medically assisted death in CanadaA group that has been fighting for medically assisted death says not all Albertans have been getting fair and equal access to the procedure and they are demanding the provincial government do something about it.HealthJan 15, 2018
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Chronically ill Ontario woman who fought for assisted death diesThe woman known in court documents only as AB made use of the legislation last week and died with a doctor's assistance while surrounded by her family.CanadaAug 10, 2017
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Doctors’ personal views can’t trump patients’ rightsI have no doubt that the doctors in question truly do believe that the mere act of providing information to a patient is an infringement on their Charter rights. But I have a very hard time thinking that the courts will see it that way.CommentaryJun 15, 2017
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