New probe by Public Guardian and Trustee in high profile Margot Bentley...
By PAMELA FAYERMAN The Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. is investigating the financial and legal rights of Margot Bentley, an 84-year old nursing home resident whose life is being prolonged through...
View ArticleMEDICINE MATTERS: A family's anguish as nursing home continues feeding...
The photo above is difficult to view. To all those offended by the photo of an emaciated Margot Bentley, I offer apologies. But it’s critical to this post and the issues involved in the tragic case...
View ArticlePet Therapy: Euthanasia and palliative care at home in growing demand
Choosing to have my 15-year-old spaniel euthanized at home was a no-brainer. I wanted Pippa to be out of pain, and to die surrounded by her family in a familiar place where she felt safe. Euthanasia —...
View ArticleDelta hospice rebels against Fraser Health's mandate to provide medical...
The operators of the Delta Hospice Society say they’re victims of “bullying” tactics by Fraser Health and medical assistance in dying (MAiD) activists who want the service provided in all...
View ArticleB.C. Transplant eyes more organ donations from euthanasia patients
B.C. residents opting for medically assisted deaths by lethal injection can also consider giving their organs and tissue to those on transplant waiting lists. But so far, there’s little awareness and,...
View ArticleIan Mulgrew: Robert Latimer seeks remission for murder of disabled daughter
The Saskatchewan farmer who became a controversial national figure after what he claimed was the 1993 mercy killing of his severely disabled 12-year-old daughter, Robert Latimer wants to be pardoned....
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