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Judge stops husband's 'Death Plan' for wife with Alzheimer's

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has intervened to protect a 77-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's from her husband, who openly discussed a plan to end her life if she became ineligible for MAID. Read the full ruling details.

Ethics of MAID for Mental Illness Debated in Parliament

As Parliament debates Bill C-218 to exclude mental illness from MAID eligibility, experts question if offering assisted death masks a failure to provide adequate mental health support and dignified living conditions in Canada.

MAID accounts for 5% of Canadian deaths in 2024

New federal data reveals medical assistance in dying accounted for 5.1% of all deaths in Canada last year, with cancer being the most common underlying condition. Read the full report.

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