A Paralympian told lawmakers in Canada she was offered euthanasia equipment when she requested a wheelchair lift be installed in her home. Retired Army Corporal Christine Gauthier testified before Canada’s House of Commons veterans committee last week that she was shocked when the Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) employee offered her assisted suicide as a solution Read more
Doctors in Canada are concerned about legislation passed in 2021 that expanded euthanasia and medically assisted suicide eligibility to the mentally ill. Debate rages over whether a doctor may reasonably say patients with depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have realistic recovery prospects. Experts are debating if the mentally ill have the ability to consent to Read more