Feedback of experience on euthanasia and assisted suicide abroad The contributions from the International Symposium on the end of life, organised by Alliance VITA in collaboration with the European Bioethics Institute (Belgium) and the Living with Dignity citizens'...
Quebec: A campaign to avoid "Medical assistance in dying" A novel campaign was launched on Monday 13th May 2024 to encourage close relatives not to choose "medical assistance in dying", the expression used in Canada to designate euthanasia. Elaborated by the "Living...
After extending access to euthanasia for people whose natural death is not “reasonably predictable” a mere 5 years after passing the first law in 2016, Canada intends to organise its access for people suffering from mental disease as of 17th March 2023.
On May 25th, a new euthanasia bill, referred to in Canadian legislation as “medical aid in dying” (MAiD), was tabled in Quebec. If Bill 38 is adopted, it will add very laxist and controversial measures to the existing law. First of all, the criterium of a “reasonably...
