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Experts see Canada’s euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
This photo provided by Gary Nichols shows him, right, with his brother, Alan, on the eve of his euthanization in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2019. Alan submitted a request to be euthanized and he was killed, despite concerns raised by his family and a nurse practitioner. Nichols’ family reported the case to police and health authorities, arguing that he lacked the capacity to understand the process and was not suffering unbearably — among the requirements for euthanasia. “Alan was basically put to death,” his brother, Gary, says. (Courtesy Gary Nichols via AP)
opinion
Assisted dying isn’t the kind of help that mentally ill people need
John Maher
politics
Conservatives prepared to debate assisted-dying bill around the clock, Erin O’Toole says
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole rises during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. O'Toole says his party is prepared to stay in Parliament around the clock to push for more debate on a new bill on medical assistance in dying. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Exclusion of mental illness in assisted dying-bill slammed by psychiatrists
Justice Minister David Lametti responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. The federal bill revising the rules on medically assisted death in Canada has raised the ire of the Canadian Psychiatric Association over the proposed law's explicit rejection of mental illness as grounds for ending a patient's life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana, early results show
In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, a cyclist rides past a sign in support of making marijuana legal in Christchurch, New Zealand.
world
New Zealand to vote Saturday on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia
A man walks past signs in support of making marijuana legal in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.
canada
Conservatives accuse government of reckless rush to ease access to assisted dying
Conservatives accuse government of reckless rush to ease access to assisted dying
politics
Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti hold a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
world
Facebook blocks livestream of euthanasia campaigner’s death
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2020 Alain Cocq, suffering from an orphan desease of the blood, rests on his medical bed in his flat in Dijon, northeastern France. - Cocq announced on September 4, 2020 that he had been refused by the French President in his request to help him die and that he will cease all treatment from this day on. "Because I am not above the law, I am not in a position to accede to your request", wrote the French President to him. Alain Cocq asks to receive the authorization from the medical profession to prescribe a barbiturate. "I am not asking for assisted suicide or euthanasia", he defends himself. "But an ultimate care. Because I am just trying to avoid inhuman suffering", which the Leonetti law currently does not allow regarding the end of life, according to him. (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images)
health & fitness
Should I be worried about my uncle if his request for a medically assisted death is denied?
My uncle wants a medically-assisted death, should I be worried about his reaction if his request is turned down?
opinion
The fight over medical assistance in dying in one B.C. community is getting ugly
Gary Mason
opinion
The coronavirus is a chance to have the end-of-life conversations we need
Gordon Rubenfeld