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Next step in assisted suicide: Ensuring it can be done humanely

February 11, 2015

The Supreme Court of Canada, in lifting the legal impediments to physician-assisted death, expressed clearly what ...

Four issues surrounding the Supreme Court ruling on assisted death

February 11, 2015

A Supreme Court of Canada ruling that cleared the way for doctors to help competent, grievously ill adults end their ...

The right to Choose is Law; there’s still room for political leadership

February 11, 2015

  The Supreme Court of Canada has pronounced on the quintessential issue of our generation – whether we can ...

Our laws have not kept pace with Canadian views on assisted death

October 18, 2014

Editor's Note:  This author was a guest panelist on CARP's  medically assisted dying panel which will be televised ...

Supreme Court to rule soon if assisted suicide is a human right

October 7, 2014

The Globe and Mail has published the following article on the state of right to die legislation in Canada as it ...

Medically assisted suicide, Interview with CARP’s Susan Eng

August 28, 2014

Canada's doctors say they're grappling with the challenges of meeting the needs of patients at end of life. The ...

A Timely National Dialogue about End-of-Life Care

August 28, 2014

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has published the results of a national dialogue process designed to ...

Susan Eng on Zoomer Radio, medically assisted suicide

August 25, 2014

Susan Eng on Zoomer Radio, Medically assisted suicide and a preview of upcoming discussions and events Canada’s ...

Physician-assisted death and euthanasia in Canada: should it be legal or banned?

August 9, 2014

When Canadians saw the video from Donald Low pleading for physician-assisted death, it sparked a nationwide ...

MP promotes debate on physician-assisted death

June 27, 2014

The e-mail was just one of thousands that have arrived in Steven Fletcher’s inbox since the Winnipeg MP embarked ...