medically-assisted death
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Group opposes forced transfer of B.C. patients seeking medically-assisted deathsDying 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.HealthMar 7
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New online calculator can predict how long seniors have left to live, what help they needThe 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.CanadaJul 5, 2021
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Health-care costs in Canada dropped after assisted dying became legalThe report on assisted dying said since becoming legal on June 17, 2016, Canada's health-care costs have dropped $86.9 million.HealthOct 20, 2020
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Conservatives accuse government of rushing assisted dying legislationThe 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.CanadaOct 9, 2020
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Tory MPs will get free vote on conversion therapy, assisted dying bills: O’TooleConservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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Man who was subject of wife’s appeal in Nova Scotia assisted death case diesHis 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.CanadaOct 6, 2020
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N.S. Appeal Court hears case of woman trying to stop husband’s assisted deathThe man's wife maintains that her husband's wish to die is based on anxiety and delusions.CanadaSep 24, 2020
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Court allows Nova Scotia man to proceed with medically assisted death, wife’s stay deniedThe man says he is near the end of his life due to advanced chronic disease, but his wife maintains his wish to die is based on anxiety and delusions.HealthSep 4, 2020
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Liberals seek 2nd extension on deadline to change assisted dying lawA Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, ordering the government to change a provision saying that someone's death has to be ``reasonably foreseeable'' to be eligible to end his or her life with a doctor's help.CanadaJun 11, 2020
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Jean Truchon, Quebecer who fought to expand medically assisted death, receives procedureJean Truchon's lawyers said he received medical aid in dying at a Montreal-area long-term care facility.CanadaApr 8, 2020
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