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Canada legalized assisted suicide, but there aren't enough doctors to keep up with demand
In the western province of Alberta, provincial officials are trying to find more doctors willing to offer assisted dying.
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Assisted suicide is legal in Canada but no one knows how many are choosing to die
Medically assisted suicide has been legal across Canada since June, and in Quebec since December.
Canada just passed a law that regulates assisted suicide
Assisted suicide has been technically legal in Canada since June 6, which is the date in which a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that struck down the ban on doctor-assisted death took effect. Now, there are rules.
California Becomes Fifth US State to Allow Aid in Dying for Terminal Patients
Terminally ill California patients will now be able to request life-ending medications from their doctors.
Assisted Suicide Is Now Legal in Canada — And One Province Is Providing Free Drugs to Do It
Canada's federal government missed its June 6 deadline to implement its assisted death legislation, so provinces are taking things into their own hands when it comes to regulating how and when people can end their own lives.
Sexual Abuse Victim in Her 20s Allowed Suicide by Doctors in Netherlands
After living with "unbearable" trauma despite psychiatric treatment, a Dutch woman was allowed to end her life. We spoke with a sexual trauma counselor about how to help patients who feel hopeless.
Canada's Assisted Suicide Law Doesn't Go Far Enough, Some Say
At issue is the narrowness of the proposed law, which restricts medically-assisted death to mentally-sound adults over 18 who have a "serious and incurable illness, disease or disability" and voluntarily consent to die.
Canada is Legalizing Doctor-Assisted Dying. What Goes on the Death Certificate?
Some patients don't want it on their death certificates because of the stigma.
Canadians Are Asking Courts to Let Them Die Before New Rules Kick In
As the deadline looms for the federal government to come up with new legislation allowing for doctor-assisted death, an unprecedented number of Canadians are exploring how they might end their lives sooner.
Quebec Doctor Administers First Legal Assisted Death in Canada
Euthanasia officially became legal in the province of Quebec last month following a tense legal battle over the law. The federal government is coming up with its own legislation that will apply to the rest of Canada.
The Year in Health Care or How Canada Tried to Fix Some Mistakes
It's almost 2016 and chronically ill patients can now choose to end their own life, but women in PEI still can't get an abortion.