Quebec Superior Court Justice Christine Baudouin’s decision could alter how the laws are applied in the province and across the country.
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Challenge to medically assisted dying laws begins in Quebec court
The judge’s decision at the end of the hearing could alter how the laws are applied in the province and across the country.
Ban on assisted dying at St. Martha’s hospital should end, says law prof
Because of its Catholic origins, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, N.S., has an agreement dating back to 1996 allowing it to forego medically assisted dying.
B.C. brings doctor fees for assisted dying in line with rest of Canada
Physicians said the costs involved were much greater than the $ 200 previously provided
Medically assisted sex? How ‘intimacy coaches’ offer sexual therapy for people with disabilities
Spencer Williams, a writer and student who has cerebral palsy, now has a more meaningful and rewarding sex life thanks to a sex surrogate and intimacy coach who specializes in helping people with disabilities.
Watchdog calls for ‘compassionate’ parole as prison system adopts new assisted death policy
The federal prison watchdog is urging more “compassionate” parole options and a ban on medically assisted death behind bars as Canada’s prison system manages an increasingly sick, mentally ill and elderly inmate population.
‘Taking control of your destiny:’ B.C. man shares story of wife’s assisted death
Storm Miller had been battling cancer for five years when she received a terminal diagnosis. Her husband, Dave Miller, has publicly shared the couple’s experience with medically assisted death.
Doctors who object to assisted dying and other treatments on moral grounds must give referrals, court says
An Ontario court says doctors who have a moral or religious objection to treatments such as assisted dying, contraception or abortions have to refer patients to another doctor who can provide the service.
Organ donation changes dying for those getting medically assisted death
When ALS diminished Brian Wadsworth’s quality of life, he asked for medical assistance in dying. Organ donation was the natural next choice. And while the decision came with logistical challenges and ethical concerns, his loved ones say he never looked back. CBC | Health News
‘My life … is hell on Earth’: Parkinson’s patient battles barriers to assisted death
Nancy Vickers, suffering with Parkinson’s disease, was determined to get a medically assisted death. But she had to grapple with a bureaucratic provincial system despite a Canadian law that has made the procedure legal since June 2016. CBC | Health News
