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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Maid org - Caught on Camera

Canadian mom devastated after she says diabetic and blind son was euthanized under controversial law

Kiano Vafaeian, 26, died in December after his Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) request was approved

The Independent UK

Disability rights are shaped by the narratives embedded in policies like the Accessible Canada Act and MAID

This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities centres on “fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”

The Conversation

Ontario Chief Coroner reports raise concerns that MAID policy and practice focus on access rather than protection

The Chief Coroner for Ontario recently released two new reports of its interdisciplinary MAID Death Review Committee: on Same or Next Day Provision of MAID and on Waiver of Final Consent.

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The 'Montana Miracle' Vindicated in Court

On Monday, a Montana judge roundly rejected homeowners' legal challenge to new laws allowing duplexes and accessory dwelling units in single-family areas.

Reason

Canada judge halts medically assisted death of woman in rare injunction

Court order blocks Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe from euthanizing Alberta resident due to lack of physical ailment

The Guardian - US

Alzheimer's Patient 'Relieved' At Quebec's Assisted Suicide Policy Shift

Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.

International Business Times

MAiD and marginalized people: Coroner’s reports shed light on assisted death in Ontario

Earlier this month, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario released new reports highlighting some of the reasons some Canadians have chosen medical assistance in dying (MAiD, which in Canada involves euthanasia — meaning medically-administered injection rather than self-administered — over 99.9 per cent of the time).

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The First Amendment Right To 'Greenmail' Developers

Plus: The Montana Supreme Court rescues zoning reform, and a new challenge to inclusionary zoning.

Reason

The week in TV: Better Off Dead?; Bridgerton; The Gathering; The Big Cigar – review

Assisted dying is shockingly unpacked by Liz Carr; Nicola Coughlan moves centre stage in Netflix’s Regency romp; Skins meets Euphoria in a Liverpool psychodrama. Plus, the trouble with a ‘mostly true’ Black Panthers drama

The Guardian - UK

Better Off Dead? review – Liz Carr’s blistering film may well change your mind about assisted dying

As the UK edges towards legalising the right to die for those with terminal illness, the wickedly funny actor’s subversive documentary exposes the huge risks it poses for disabled people

The Guardian - UK

Canadian man says daughter, 27, lacks ability to fully consent to assisted death

Father calls on judge to block medically assisted death in case that highlights limits on family members’ ability to intervene

The Guardian - US

Canada’s assisted dying laws in spotlight as expansion paused again

Canada has one of the highest rates of euthanasia in the world, with 4.1% of deaths aided by doctors, but moves to make it more accessible are being questioned

The Guardian - UK

Court's Wild Zoning Decision Blocks 'Montana Miracle'

Plus: More local "missing middle" reforms pass in Maine and Virginia, Colorado court blesses crackdown on student housing, and Florida tries to escape its slow growth past.

Reason

Canada hospital apologises for mentioning assisted suicide programme to woman seeking help for suicidal thoughts

Kathrin Mentler says she was offered medical assistance in dying treatment after seeking psychiatric help

The Independent UK

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Canada’s euthanasia system should be warning sign to other countries, MPs told

Concerns were aired that people who lack access to disability services or psychiatric treatment can be offered euthanasia under Canadian law.

Total Film

One 2021 Netflix series has exploded in popularity – all thanks to TikTok

Maid has crept back into Netflix’s Top 10

The Walrus

Have Assisted Dying Laws Gone Too Far?

As Canada expands access to MAID, many people with disabilities are sounding the alarm. Some say the law was flawed from the outset

The Conversation

MAID’s evolving ethical tensions: Does it make dying with dignity easier than living with dignity?

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has received lots of media attention over the past few years. This is especially true as the Canadian government considers expanding eligibility for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. This has led to increased concerns about the ethics of MAID.

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Margaret Qualley: ‘People with the best intentions can do dumb things’

She might be Hollywood royalty, but, as Laura Antonia Jordan finds out, Margaret Qualley is happiest at home, organising her spice drawer

The Conversation

As eligibility for MAID expands, the ethical implications of broad access to medically assisted death need a long, hard look

As a philosophy professor and researcher of end-of-life ethics, I ask the students in my ethics class who should be eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Should it be open only to people actively dying from a terminal illness? To anyone with any medical condition that causes them…

The Guardian - US

Canada delays right to physician-assisted death for mentally ill people

Clinicians say there is concern that the country’s healthcare system is inadequate to protect most vulnerable

The Conversation

Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.

The Conversation

Health-care providers and MAID: The reasons why some don't offer medically assisted death

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. Since then, there have been year-over-year increases in Canadians accessing a MAID death. The most recent data from 2019 to 2020 highlights a 34.2 per cent increase in Canadians accessing MAID.

The Independent UK

Canadian woman, 31, who applied for assisted suicide pauses request after well-wishers donate $65k to her

‘These patients can easily return to wellness if they are given the right environment to live. It’s a simple equation,’ doctor says

The Guardian - US

Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis?

Critics argue laws are being misused to punish the poor but experts say cases represent country’s failure to care for its most vulnerable citizens

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