Canada, euthanasia
Takeaways from AP's report on euthanasia, doctors and ethics in Canada
TORONTO — Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse practitioners killing patients with an injection of drugs at their request. Canada allows euthanasia for people who aren’t terminally ill but are suffering unmanageable pain.
Euthanasia doctors in Canada struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients
Critics have long warned that Canada’s policies have led to euthanasia among disadvantaged people whose deaths weren't imminent. Despite publicised cases of people asking to be killed because of insufficient support, government officials have largely refuted the idea that socially disadvantaged people are being euthanised.
Canadian doctors who provide euthanasia struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients
All of them requested to be killed under Canada’s euthanasia system, and each sparked private debate among doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of the world’s most permissive ...
Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows. Each euthanasia request sparked debate among Canadian doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of
Some health care workers in Canada grappling with patients requesting euthanasia
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows. Each euthanasia request sparked debate among Canadian doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of the most permissive laws globally on the practice.
Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanization of patients who are poor, disabled or lonely
Doctors discuss cases where patients’ pain might be alleviated by money, adequate housing or social connection.
Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation
An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where ...
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Paralympian says Canada would kill her IN WEEKS if they could after she 'rejected euthanasia offer'
Christine Gauthier tells Steve Edginton on GBN America that she was offered euthanasia after asking for equipment to help ...
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UK parliament debates assisted dying: A look at countries where it’s legal
As UK Parliament debates assisted dying for the first time in decades, take a look at countries where assisted suicide or ...
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What do assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia mean and what is the law?
It permits doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for self-administration. Voluntary euthanasia is legal in Canada where it is called medical assistance in dying. It can be provided by a doctor or ...