Euthanasia Articles
In Carter Supreme Court should be bound by Rodriguez
Sue Rodriguez (left) and Lee Carter (right) In the 1993 Rodriguez case, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutional [...]
Canadian Medical Association shifts euthanasia policy
The Canadian Medical Association held its annual conference in August, where members of the organization debated whether changes to its [...]
Quebec euthanasia law challenged
On July 17, two groups, Living with Dignity and the Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia, filed a lawsuit before the Superior [...]
Schindler fights for vulnerable, nine years after sister’s death
Terri (Schindler) Schiavo Nine years ago, most of North America was captivated by the legal drama surrounding Terri [...]
Quebec Liberal government legalizes euthanasia
The Quebec National Assembly passed a bill that effectively legalizes euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide, a law pro-life groups say is [...]
Conservative MP introduces two euthanasia bills
On March 27 MP Steven Fletcher (CPC, Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia), who is a quadriplegic, tabled a pair of private members bills, [...]
Unsettled issues
On the question of euthanasia, the people have spoken. In 2010, the late Bloc MP, Francine Lalonde, made her third attempt [...]
Election scuttles Quebec euthanasia bill
A vote on the Parti Quebecois government’s Bill 52, the Quebec euthanasia bill, died when the Quebec National Assembly recessed [...]
Death becomes us
Years ago, while covering the case of Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter in cold blood, [...]
Belgium legalizes euthanasia for children
On Feb. 13, Belgium became the first country to approve euthanasia for children when the Chamber of Representatives passed the [...]
Vote on Bill 52 may be scuttled by Quebec politics
Proposed euthanasia law is ‘unconstitutional, imprecise and lethal’: EPC Quebec premier Pauline Marois may face an election before her [...]
Liberal Party endorses euthanasi
This past weekend the Liberal Party of Canada adopted a resolution at its biennial policy convention calling for decriminalization of [...]
Debating euthanasia
It is difficult to imagine how a fair-minded reader of Debating Euthanasia could come to any conclusion but that [...]
The meaning of Rasouli The case’s impact on physicians, patients and Hassan Rasouli
Hassan Rasouli In a ruling of vital national significance, the Supreme Court of Canada has held in the Rasouli case [...]
Doctors cannot unilaterally pull life support
Doctors at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto took their flight to unilaterally withdraw life support from Hassan Rasouli to three [...]