Euthanasia Articles
BC Supreme Court allows euthanasia
On June 15, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Lynn Smith said that the Criminal Code prohibitions on euthanasia and assisted [...]
Quebec committee recommends legalizing euthanasia
The Select Committee on Dying with Dignity Committee, commissioned by the Quebec National Assembly to study euthanasia and [...]
EPC rejects Quebec euthanasia proposal
The Select Committee on Dying with Dignity Committee in Quebec released its report today recommending that Quebec ignore the [...]
Safeguards and consent
If you were incurably ill and facing impending death, would you want your medical team to continue with aggressive [...]
Euthanasia for any and no reason in the Netherlands
Radio Netherlands has reported that once again, euthanasia will be debated in late January in the Netherlands lower house. The [...]
There are limits to personal autonomy
In defense of the pernicious proposition that all mentally competent Canadians should have a legal right to medical assistance [...]
B.C. court hears arguments in euthanasia case
In November and December, the British Columbia Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case challenging the Criminal [...]
What you need to know about the Carter case
case. 1. Is it true that Canada has rejected assisted suicide and euthanasia? Yes. Just last year, Parliament defeated Bill [...]
B.C. case challenges Canada euthanasia law
On Nov. 14, the B.C. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Carter vs. Attorney General of Canada, challenging Canada’s laws [...]
Submissions to Quebec committee overwhelmingly reject euthanasia, assisted suicide
A study of submissions to Quebec’s public hearings on euthanasia, the Special Commission on Dying with Dignity, shows clearly that [...]
Judge rejects one euthanasia case, expedites another
In August, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Lynn Smith made two important decisions in cases challenging Canada’s laws against euthanasia [...]
Rasouli decision surprisingly appealed to Supreme Court of Canada
On June 29, the Ontario Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the Rasouli decision by Susan Himel -– doctors have [...]
Three cheers for the EPC
In the 1980s, pro-life groups intervened in the Morgentaler case, but not the Borowski case. When the Supreme Court brought [...]
The system works
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has good reason to commend the unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the [...]
Rasouli decision an important victory
On June 29, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously upheld a lower court decision requiring doctors to obtain consent [...]