Should this man have the right to die? ‘Every day I wake up disappointed that I haven’t died’
Although he was only recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, the retired chartered accountant has been ill for the past two years. Sitting in his…
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How 20 years has changed the debate over assisted suicide
The Canadian federal government will argue in front of the B.C. Court of Appeal later this month that the ban on assisted suicide should remain…
Mike Sholars: The ongoing fight for the right to die
In Belgium, a pair of 45-year-old twins decided to seek the aid of doctors in ending their own lives. They were born deaf, and made…
Quebec plans to draft its own right-to-die law – Provinces have legal power, report says
The Quebec government says it believes it has found a way of not running afoul of the federal government after a legal panel recommended that…