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Why patients at the end of life may not be receiving the best care

By James Downar and John Muscedere Comments Off on Why patients at the end of life may not be receiving the best care , , , , , , , , , ,

Our healthcare system remains focused on acute – emergency — care and the “therapeutic imperative” to fix everything we can fix when a patient is ill. But when someone is approaching the end of life, this approach may no longer be what the patient and their families need or want most.

Is it time to allow assisted suicide?

By Harvey Max Chochinov and Balfour M. Mount Comments Off on Is it time to allow assisted suicide? , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This week, the Supreme Court of Canada has been hearing an appeal by the BC Civil Liberties Association that could grant terminally ill Canadians the right to assisted suicide. With this impending ruling and the passing of Bill 52 in Quebec (Medical Aid in Dying) and rumblings from parliament of another private members bill on assisted suicide, Canada is at a crossroads.