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Update on medical assistance in dying: Bill C-14

Posted on April 20, 2016

Update on Medical Assistance in Dying: Bill C-14
On April 15, 2016, the federal government responded to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 by introducing Bill C-14 into the House…

Update on physician-assisted dying: A changing medical legal landscape

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By Melissa Perry (CA) on March 7, 2016

On February 29, 2016, an Alberta woman suffering from amynotrophic lateral sclerolsis (“ALS”), became the first person in Canada to obtain a physician-assisted death.

Four days prior to her death, Ms. S applied to the Alberta Court of the Queen’s…

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Physician-assisted dying: Where are we now and where are we going?

Posted on January 21, 2016

What is the current status of physician-assisted dying in Canada?
For most of Canada’s history, physician-assisted dying was a crime: sections 14 and 241(b) of the Criminal Code absolutely prohibited any person from assisting another person to commit suicide and…

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