Margaret Marsilla wants a moratorium for those without terminal conditions after her mentally ill son flew to Vancouver to end his life ...
The policy that allows faith-based health-care providers to ban medical assistance in dying in their facilities is being tested now in B.C. Supreme Court. But transfers of MAID patients because the ...
A Canadian woman in her 80s withdrew her request for medical assistance in dying, citing religious values, but was euthanized ...
Kiano Vafaeian died by MAID on Dec. 30 in a Vancouver funeral home. According to his family, his request for medical assistance in dying was approved and administered by Dr. Ellen Wiebe, one of Canada ...
Canadian mom devastated after she says diabetic and blind son was euthanized under controversial law - Kiano Vafaeian, 26, ...
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime was introduced in 2016 and expanded in 2021. Within its framework, ...
“He didn't have the items necessary to qualify for MAID and quite frankly, the system failed him," Joseph Caprara, Vafaeian's stepfather, said.
Gaye O’Neill, mother of Samantha O’Neill, is pictured outside of the BC Supreme Court, with Sam's father, Jim, at her side. (Ben Nelms/CBC - image credit) Proceedings got underway in B.C. Supreme ...
How do health care professionals in Canada assess applicants for medical assistance in dying (MAiD)? A research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) describes the careful approach ...