medically-assisted death

• Assisted dying offer puts Veterans Affairs’ mental health supports in doubt: advocates

  With many Afghanistan and Iraq veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries, advocates say the need to provide proper care is more important than ever.

  Canada

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• Veterans Affairs says worker ‘inappropriately’ discussed medically assisted death with veteran

  The offer was made despite the combat veteran not requesting the procedure or even mentioning the issue to his case manager, multiple sources told Global News.

  Canada

  Aug 16
  
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• Audrey Parker remembered as Nova Scotia updates its assisted-dying policy

  Audrey 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.

  Canada

  Aug 10
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• Nova Scotia removes some restrictions for medical assistance in dying

  Audrey 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.

  Canada

  Aug 9
• Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deaths

  Dying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen when a patient makes an end-of-life choice but is being treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying.

  Health

  Mar 7
• New online calculator can predict how long seniors have left to live, what help they need

  The calculator, which predicts death within six months, is based on data from more than 491,000 community-dwelling older adults in a 6-year period between 2007 and 2013.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2021
• Health-care costs in Canada dropped after assisted dying became legal

  The report on assisted dying said since becoming legal on June 17, 2016, Canada's health-care costs have dropped $86.9 million.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2020
• Conservatives accuse government of rushing assisted dying legislation

  The Liberal government last week introduced a bill that would amend the law on medical assistance in dying to bring it into compliance with a Quebec court ruling last fall.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
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• Tory MPs will get free vote on conversion therapy, assisted dying bills: O’Toole

  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Man who was subject of wife’s appeal in Nova Scotia assisted death case dies

  His wife of 48 years, Katherine Sorenson, lost a bid to stop his medically assisted death after it was rejected Friday by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2020