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A disability rights activist, a palliative care practitioner, a rabbi and an imam spoke to the all-party parliamentary group on end-of-life elections yesterday (Wednesday, July 7, 2021), calling…

The national convener of the SNP for disabled members has supported opponents of a new proposed euthanasia law and vowed to combat any support from government colleagues "with every fiber of my being". Jamie Szymkowiak's claim follows…

Number of Disability Rights Complaints Oregon has received that a person with a disability has been forced in the more than 20 years since Oregon law was enforced: NULL, according to Bob Joondeph, executive director of Disability Rights…

On March 17, 2021, the federal government announced that changes to Canada's Criminal Code Provisions on Medical Aid for the Death (MAiD) under Law C-7 had received royal approval and would take effect immediately. These changes represent…

More Canadians will now have access to medical assistance while dying.Federal government Bill C-7, which renews the country's euthanasia regime, received royal approval and became law after the Senate signaled its agreement with the House…

Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC) has been committed to promoting end-of-life rights and helping Canadians avoid unwanted suffering for 40 years. We represent the 87 percent of Canadians who support the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in…

In February 2021, the Senators voted to amend and expand Canada's euthanasia law. If Bill C-7 passes, it will extend access to euthanasia to excruciatingly suffering people who are not near the natural end of their lives. Disability…

Getty ImagesOTTAWA - United Nations (UN) human rights experts are alarmed by what they believe is a growing trend to enact laws that provide medical assistance to the dying of people suffering from non-terminal, disabled…

NewsPoliticsThe prospect of Scottish euthanasia laws being introduced at Holyrood is at a "turning point," according to an MSP pushing for change.Sunday, January 3, 2021, 7:00 a.m.Updated at 8:57 a.m. on Sunday, January 3,…

Author: Ministry of Justice Canada (i): Contact: www.justice.gc.caPublished: 2020-10-07Table of contents and important points:Medical Assistance in the Die (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal problem. In the article outlines, the…