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Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID
Friendly female doctor hands holding patient hand lying in bed for encouragement, empathy, cheering and support while medical examination. Bad news lessening, compassion, trust and ethics concept
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Quebeckers no longer seeing doctor-assisted deaths as exceptional treatment, oversight body says
Michel Bureau, president of the commission on end-of-life care, attends a news conference in Quebec City on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. As the number of people receiving medical assistance in dying in Quebec rises, the head of the provincial commission that monitors the practice says he worries it's no longer being seen as a last resort. Bureau said he worries the public has stopped seeing MAID as an exceptional practice for people with incurable illnesses whose suffering is unbearable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Vancouver hospital defends suggesting MAID to suicidal patient as risk assessment tool
Kathrin Mentler, 37, is photographed at her Vancouver apartment building on July 27, 2023. (Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)
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Forcing all Canadian hospitals to offer MAID would be a toxic dose of intolerance
Brian Bird
politics
Politics Briefing: MPs spend three hours grilling David Johnston on foreign interference findings
David Johnston, special rapporteur on foreign interference, appears at a Parliamentary Committee Meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 6, 2023. Photograph by Blair Gable
opinion
Canada’s permissive assisted-dying culture is devaluing people with disabilities
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
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Doctors, disability advocates condemn parliamentary committee’s recommendation to expand MAID law
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Before we make it easier to access assisted death, we must improve Canadians’ access to life
Steven Fletcher
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Most Canadians want the right to plan ahead for an assisted death if they get dementia. So why is it so complicated?
Sandra deMontigny, who was diagnosed with Alzheimers at 39, pose at her house in Levis February 7, 2023.
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MAID eligibility should expand to minors, patients with mental illness, report recommends
Dr. Stefanie Green administers medications to Dr. Ronald Bayne as his medically assisted death takes place in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, February 26, 2021. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
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Outspoken artist Mendelson Joe blended music and art with activism
Canadian folk artist Mendelson Joe at his cabin. June 14, 2010
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Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized
Quebec has seen a threefold increase in the number of organ donors including a major jump in donations through medical aid in dying (MAID), says a report. Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley
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Federal government introduces legislation to delay changes to the MAID law until next year
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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A complicated grief: Living in the aftermath of a family member’s death by MAID
Gary Hertgers holds a framed photo from 2000 of twin sisters, Wilma "Willy" and Jenny "Jen" Hertgers, at his home in Lumby, B.C., on Nov. 18, 2022. Wilma, left, received medical assistance in dying in January 2022, while Jen died of cancer in 2008. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
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I still grieve my spouse, but find comfort knowing he had an incredibly peaceful end to a beautiful life
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Experts clash on whether medically assisted dying system ready for expansion by March
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa seeking to delay expansion of MAID for mental disorders
Psychiatrist and Co-lead of Psychosocial Oncology in the Supportive Care Department, Dr. Madeline Li, poses for a photograph in the chemotherapy unit of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, in Toronto, on Monday, February 24, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Euthanasia without real mental health care is a moral failure. Fund it now
The Editorial Board
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In Canada, people can die with dignity. They should be able to live that way, too
The Editorial Board
opinion
Assisted death shouldn’t be the fastest ‘treatment’ option for people with mental illness
Robyn Urback
canada
Medical experts call on government to delay expansion of MAID for mental illness
Dr. Jitender Sareen in Winnipeg, November 29, 2022. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Globe readers have a lot of feelings about Canada’s controversial MAID law. Here’s what you had to tell us
TORONTO ON — NOVEMBER 9, 2022: Dr. Madeline Li poses for a portrait at Princess Margaret Hospital, in Toronto ON, November 9th, 2022. Dr. Li has told a parliamentary committee that she has “significant concerns” about the upcoming expansion of Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) requirements in March, 2023.
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Canada will soon allow medically assisted dying for mental illness. Has there been enough time to get it right?
opinion
Euthanasia for babies? Canada finds itself sliding down a slippery slope on MAID
Robyn Urback
opinion
Why I resigned from the federal expert panel on medical assistance in dying
Ellen Cohen
opinion
Canada’s assisted dying laws could use additional safeguards
Robyn Urback
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Parliamentary committee releases report on mental health and assisted dying
Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
We must make it easier to both live and die with dignity, but denying MAiD to those living in poverty is not the answer
André Picard
opinion
Assisted dying must not be confused for palliative care
Ebru Kaya and Leonie Herx
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Medically assisted deaths rising as Canadians grow more comfortable with the idea
Medical equipment inside the trauma bay photographed during simulation training at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Canadian psychiatrists' attitude towards medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Morning Update: Alberta restart plan aims to lift most COVID-19 restrictions by end of June
Calgary Stampede volunteer Lisa Douglas hands out food boxes during a drive-thru pancake breakfast as people try to enjoy the Calgary Stampede even though it has been cancelled in Calgary, Saturday, July 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
We can do so much more to help people with mental illness
Bill Wilkerson and Stanley Kutcher
opinion
The final decision: When I provide assisted dying, it is about grace and choice – and that must remain the case
Konia Trouton
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Senate passes bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying
The Senate Chamber, in Ottawa, on Feb. 18, 2019.
opinion
Assisted dying isn’t the kind of help that mentally ill people need
John Maher