Government officials knew back in 2010 they were going to help privatize part of the Canadian blood plasma sector but the public wasn’t widely informed until three years later when clinics were poised to open, advocates say. CBC | Health News
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Newly available drug secobarbital could boost number of self-administered assisted deaths
Only a tiny percentage of Canadians who’ve received medical assistance to end their lives has chosen to self-administer a lethal drug cocktail. CBC | Health News
Waiting to die: Winnipeg man says faith-based hospital delayed access to assisted death
An 88-year-old Winnipeg man wants to end his life after being confined to a bed for several months with no chance of recovering, and says the faith-based hospital where he now lives is delaying that request. CBC | Health News
Pediatricians ‘increasingly’ being asked about assisted death for kids
The Canadian Paediatric Society says its members are “increasingly” being asked by parents about the option of seeking medically assisted death for children. CBC | Health News
B.C. woman who challenged right-to-die laws gets medically assisted death
One of two British Columbia women challenging the federal government’s restrictive law on medically assisted dying has been able to end her suffering with the help of a doctor. CBC | Health News
Why Ontario’s Catholic hospitals may no longer be able to pass on offering assisted death
While more than 630 Ontarians have ended their lives with the help of a nurse or doctor, none of those happened within hospitals that have historic ties to the Catholic Church. But advocates argue that publicly funded health-care centres should be legally bound to offer medical assistance in dying. CBC | Health News
B.C. doctor opts out of offering assisted death, calling fees too low
Medically assisted dying has been legal in Canada for over a year, but some B.C. doctors are questioning whether they can afford to continue to provide the service. CBC | Health News
One year after Canada’s medically assisted dying law, patients face uneven access
One year after Canada passed its law governing medical assistance in dying, some patients have received approval to get help ending their lives, but find their local health-care facilities won’t provide the service. CBC | Health News
Assisted dying laws challenged by Montrealers with degenerative diseases
Two Montrealers with degenerative diseases are challenging both Canada’s and Quebec’s medically assisted dying laws. CBC | Health News
Strident opponent of assisted dying won’t chair advance request review
A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. CBC | Health News
