And that is the final part of a needed rebalancing for medically assisted death. The federal government should say clearly ...

A viral social media post claims Canada is preparing to euthanise 'babies from poor families', prompting confusion and renewed scrutiny of the Canada euthanasia law. The allegation stems from an ...

At the moment, there aren’t sufficient funds to support the health care system for those people who need it for their quality of life and want to live,' says former OSMH nurse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sad, scary story broke late last month involving Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program (usually referred to by its ...

In Canada, physician-assisted suicide is available even to people who aren’t suffering from terminal illnesses. In the context of austerity, this often means people are offered death rather than the ...

OTTAWA — Alberta announced last week that it will be following Quebec’s lead in asserting provincial control over medical ...

In 2022, Vafaeian had requested to die under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), but this was denied. Then, in December, Vafaeian, who was blind in one eye, diabetic and struggling with ...

EDMONTON — Alberta politicians returned to the legislature Tuesday for the spring sitting, with proposed legislation on the agenda ranging from immigration to medical assistance in dying.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BC) heard a constitutional challenge on Monday to end forced transfers of patients seeking access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD), brought by organization ...

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada's controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people. Although the government ...

This article was co-authored by Lauren Rudolph and Robert Muller, Ph.D. “It was one of the most complex experiences I’ve ever gone through. It came with a horrific sense of impending doom, while ...