Euthanasia Articles

House re-starts debate on C-384

April 28, 2010|Comments Off on House re-starts debate on C-384

Bipartisan opposition to private member’s bill legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide On March 16, the House of Commons [...]

Vote on C-384

February 4, 2010|Comments Off on Vote on C-384

On Dec. 30, Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked Governor General Michaelle Jean to prorogue Parliament, shutting it down until March [...]

Man in coma misdiagnosed for 23 years

December 23, 2009|Comments Off on Man in coma misdiagnosed for 23 years

A Belgian man diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 23 years after an automobile accident was [...]

Paraplegic MP to abstain from C-384

December 7, 2009|Comments Off on Paraplegic MP to abstain from C-384

On Nov. 2, a column by Steven Fletcher appeared in the National Post about C-384, a private member’s bill that [...]

C-384 debated for one hour

November 8, 2009|Comments Off on C-384 debated for one hour

On Oct. 2, Bill C-384, Francine Lalonde’s private member’s bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, received its first hour [...]

Nobel Lalonde?

October 23, 2009|Comments Off on Nobel Lalonde?

“Where are you going, Frank?” asked my wife. “Ottawa, my dear, to interview a BQ MP.” “I thought it was [...]

With work, we will defeat Bill C-384

October 23, 2009|Comments Off on With work, we will defeat Bill C-384

On Oct. 2, Bill C-384, the private member’s bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, is to receive its first [...]

Quebec doctors open euthanasia debate

August 14, 2009|Comments Off on Quebec doctors open euthanasia debate

The Quebec College of Physicians ethics task force is pushing the envelope on euthanasia by proposing that some forms of [...]

Euthanasia bill introduced in Parliament

June 30, 2009|Comments Off on Euthanasia bill introduced in Parliament

On May 12, Francine Lalonde (Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île) introduced C-484, a private members bill to legalize euthanasia in Canada. It [...]

Assisted suicide and the internet

April 22, 2009|Comments Off on Assisted suicide and the internet

Alex Schadenberg discusses online suicide counseling and websites, after a depressed Carleton U student was given internet ‘advice’ by a nurse from Minnesota to take her own life.