Medically Assisted Dying Canada

• Wife of Quebec man who chose assisted death describes ER stay as coroner’s inquest opens

  The wife of a quadriplegic man, who sought assisted death after a severe ER bedsore, describes hospital stay as coroner’s inquest opens.

  Health

  May 6, 2025
  
• Should assisted dying be extended to minors? Not so fast, some experts warn  

  In a statement to Global News, Canada's human rights czar warned assisted dying 'cannot become the default' as questions swirl around extending MAID to minors.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2023
  
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• Parliamentary committee calls for ‘clear guidelines’ in assisted dying interim report

  The report calls for "standards of practice, clear guidelines, adequate training for practitioners and comprehensive patient assessments" to be implemented ahead of March 2023.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
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• Canadians with mental illness should be eligible for assisted death, feds agree

  It is one of a number of changes to Bill C-7 proposed by the government in response to amendments approved last week by the Senate.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2021
• Assisted dying bill likely to face flurry of amendments from both sides in Senate

  Sen. Chantal Petitclerc, who is sponsoring the bill in the Senate, said she expects the debate "will be passionate, it will be intense, it will be thorough."

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020