Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Quebec Superior Court struck down the requirement that a person be terminally ill before they qualify for euthanasia in Canada. The Canadian Press (CP) reported: Quebec Superior Court has invalidated parts of the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying laws, declaring them too restrictive and thereforeContinue reading “Quebec court expands Canada’s euthanasia law by striking the terminal illness requirement. Euthanasia for psychological reasons is next.”
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Euthanasia: The role of doctors has fundamentally changed.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Dirctor, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Today, the State of Victoria in Australia will institute its euthanasia law. Euthanasia has been debated in Australia since the Northern Territory legalized euthanasia in 1995 with the federal government overturning that law in 1997. Dr Mark Yates Mark Yates, a geriatrican and associate professor at Deakin University has writtenContinue reading “Euthanasia: The role of doctors has fundamentally changed.”
Québec man sentenced to two years in the death of his wife. He claimed it was a "mercy killing."
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Michel Cadotte Michel Cadotte, the Québec man who killed his wife, Jocelyne Lizette (60) by suffocation on February 20, 2017, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury. Cadotte, claimed that his wife wouldn’t have wanted to live this way. Cadotte had asked for euthanasia for his wife andContinue reading “Québec man sentenced to two years in the death of his wife. He claimed it was a "mercy killing."”
Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Montreal Gazette published a pro-euthanasia article by health reporter Aaron Derfel arguing that palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia in Québec. Based on data from the recent Québec euthanasia report, Derfel reports that the rate of euthanasia varies based on where the patient is located. DerfelContinue reading “Québec palliative care physicians continue to resist euthanasia.”
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