Woman recalls experience as changes loom over who can access medically assisted death
Despite panel determining proper safeguards in place, federal government intends further delay
Justice minister: ‘those working in the health-care system say that more time is needed’
Criteria for MAID is set to expand in March to include those living with mental-health conditions
Clear standards, public education are unresolved issues: national association
Transfers happen when a patient is treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying
Bill C-7 was expanded to include access to medically assisted death for non-terminal conditions
Psychiatric association found 41% of members think those with mental disorders should be eligible for MAID
Will damage ‘the moral fabric of our nation and put countless Canadian lives at risk”
Takeover of Delta Hospice by Fraser Health is a major step toward the dismantling of palliative care in B.C.
Nicole Gladu is one of two Quebecers who successfully challenged the constitutionality of the federal law
The bill is now being studied by the justice committee after passing second reading in the House of Commons
No error in court’s finding the board acted contrary to its bylaws by denying applicants who support MAiD
Current law allows medical assistance in dying only for those whose natural death is ‘reasonably foreseeable’
A local man argues that people with ‘traditional’ or religious views on MAiD should not be silenced
One local letter writer encourages people to voice their thoughts on medically assisted dying
