Our cautious start to assisted suicide is now an accelerating drive toward death-on-demand “The irony is that the very foundation of the Supreme Court’s decision in Carter was that there was no such slippery slope. Perhaps assisted suicide, once legalized, might...
Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett has been speaking out about the increasing discrimination ageing Canadians are facing. Minister Bennett even goes so far as to say that COVID-19 is raising concerns about “the pandemic of ageism.” A Personal Story In an Update to...
Brief Submitted to the Senate Committee Studying Bill C-7: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) Since Bill C-7 will primarily affect people who are vulnerable and marginalized, I would like to begin this brief by sharing a vignette...
Dr. Margaret Cottle is a palliative care physician. She recently wrote to her MP on the issuce of Bill C-7 and agreed that I could publish it. Here is the letter: Citizens living with disabilities are overwhelmingly in agreement that the legislation proposed in bill...
This post is a news wrap-up for the week of important stories from Canada and around the world. ANNOUNCEMENTS Please sign this petition calling on the House of Commons to: Restore the 10-day reflection period for people whose deaths have been determined to be...
The “secret weapon hiding in plain sight” To mark National Hospice Palliative Care Week (May 3-9), a cornucopia of articles drew attention to the goals and value of good palliative care. “There is a growing body of evidence that suggests palliative care can lower out...
