Category Archives: Canada

The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors

February 23, 2024assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Lisa Blumberg, mental health, Our News & Commentary Blog, psychiatric survivors, suicide preventionassisted suicide expansion, Canada, euthanasia, MAID, psychiatric survivorsDiane Coleman

By Lisa Blumberg The broadening of eligibility under the Canada’s euthanasia law to include people who are deemed to suffer from “untreatable mental illnesses” has been delayed once again. The expansion had been scheduled to take effect in March. According to the New York Times, the postponement occurred because a parliamentary committee concluded that there … Continue reading The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors →

NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong”

November 7, 2022aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead YetAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck was quoted extensively in an article exposing the fact that disabled people in Canada are being granted euthanasia while being denied sufficient supports to live. The article is both linked and pasted below: MAiD gone wrong: lack of access to supports cited in deaths BY Michael Swan, The Catholic Register … Continue reading NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong” →

Lisa Blumberg: Promoting the Better Dead Than Disabled Ethos to Kids

October 25, 2022"death with dignity", ableism, ageism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, Canada, euthanasia, hospice, Lisa Blumberg, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Canadian Virtual Hospice, children's activity book, euthanasia, Lisa BlumbergDiane Coleman

Canada has the broadest euthanasia law in the world. Both people who are ill and people who have disabilities deemed to cause them to suffer may request that a doctor or nurse practitioner provide them with a drug induced death. (1) Alan Nichols, a 61-year-old man with a history of depression was euthanized, over the … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Promoting the Better Dead Than Disabled Ethos to Kids →

Jules Good: An Important Article On Euthanasia of Disabled People in Canada

August 23, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, cost containment, euthanasia, Jules Good, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Jules GoodDiane Coleman

A little over a year after the passage of Bill C-7, which expanded access to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to people whose natural deaths are not “reasonably foreseeable,” we are seeing the dangerous effects of this legislation for disabled people. As more data becomes available about who is using MAiD and how … Continue reading Jules Good: An Important Article On Euthanasia of Disabled People in Canada →

John Kelly Op-Ed Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill Published In The Quincy Sun

August 18, 2022"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, john kelly, Massachusetts, medical discrimination, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blog, thaddeus popeassisted suicide, John Kelly, medical aid in dying, op-edDiane Coleman

The Answer Is Not Medically Assisted Suicide – Disabled People Demand Full Civil, Human Rights [Note: The hyperlink above leads to a PDF image scan of the article and the page it appears on. The full, screen reader accessible text of the article is below.] The Quincy Sun, August 18, 2022 38 years ago an … Continue reading John Kelly Op-Ed Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill Published In The Quincy Sun →