How Canadian laws should be changed to deal with Robert Latimer
IMAGES Canadian Press files Farmer Robert Latimer sits with his supportive wife Laura, who has been left to tend to their Saskatchewan farm. (FPinfomart: Restricted, Canada.com: Allowed) Canadian...
View ArticleRobert Latimer should have been convicted of "compassionate murder"
With Robert Latimer finally getting parole, it’s time to again look at how Canadian law could be changed to deal with instances of mercy killing. I interviewed the Prairie farmer in prison in 2004,...
View ArticleAt Death's Door: Hard-headed researcher of 300 suicides maintains he's pro-life
(This article won the 2009 Award for Excellence in Education Journalism award offered by the Canadian Association of University Teachers, which represents 65,000 post-secondary professionals.) By...
View ArticleB.C. woman chooses a ‘dignified’ death in Switzerland
On the big day, Kathleen (Kay) Carter chose to wear the blue floral scarf that was given to her by her sister. It was two weeks ago — Friday, Jan. 15 — when the world first began reeling with news of...
View ArticleFiery euthanasia debate expected in B.C.
Two staunch foes in the euthanasia conflict are set to face off in a debate scheduled for Thursday evening, April 12, at SFU Harbour Centre. Will Johnston is one of the debaters. He is chair of the...
View ArticleGloria Taylor: Christian fights for own assisted suicide
Gloria Taylor doesn’t believe God wants her to suffer unnecessarily from what is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a condition that doctors expect to kill her within roughly three years. That’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Which Canadian Christians most liberal on assisted suicide, abortion?
UPDATE July 13: Conservative government appeals B.C. Supreme Court decision allowing assisted suicide to United Church woman (see below) Despite stereotypes that Christians are ‘conservative,’ members...
View ArticleGloria Taylor dies without assisted suicide (UPDATE from Gloria’s mother)
The devout United Church of Canada member from Kelowna, who successfully went to court to fight for the right to an assisted suicide, has died. UPDATE BELOW: Statement from Gloria’s mother, Anne...
View ArticleOf God and ‘force-feeding’ (UPDATE)
Vancouver Sun columnist Pete McMartin recently had a chilling column on the front page headlined “A legal limbo between life and death” — about a woman who has become severely demented but continues to...
View ArticleDoes God ‘control’ when Margot Bentley will die? Christians disagree (Update)
What would God want for Margot Bentley? I asked readers to respond to that question in my last blog posting. It was a response to the plight of Ms. Bentley, who has severe dementia and is being ‘force...
View ArticleBishop Tutu latest to support assisted suicide
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who fought successfully against apartheid in South Africa, came out strongly in favour of assisted suicide this month. He is the latest leading Christian figure to offer...
View ArticleTaking control of the end of life – assisted suicide (with video)
Talking to the family of Leyanne Burchell in preparation for this feature story on assisted suicide, the conversation kept returning to loss of control and the fear it creates. It struck me as a...
View ArticleHow to offer a “good death” across cultures
Dying is not for the faint of heart. It is the existential moment of truth, forcing us to face what we have made of our lives, good and not so good. As such, the end of life is increasingly viewed as...
View ArticleSuicide researcher yearns to teach about his “soul-sucking” work
Internationally known assisted-suicide expert Russel Ogden desperately wants to be teaching again at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Yet, even though Ogden’s Kwantlen colleagues lament he has been...
View ArticleEUTHANASIA: BC Court of Appeal rejects family’s bid to let their mother die:...
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN A family who lost their bid to let their mother die are considering whether to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada after a “disappointing” decision handed down by the...
View ArticlePHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH: not just about setting up an intravenous drip and...
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN There’s a pressing need for medical students and already practising doctors to be trained how to deliver physician-assisted death services as the country is on the cusp of enabling...
View ArticleNew 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 ArticleB.C. right-to-die advocates not happy with federal bill
The federal government’s bill on assisted dying, introduced Thursday, was met with disappointment by B.C. right-to-die advocates who were upset the legislation ignores the will of those who do not wish...
View ArticleDog ordered euthanized after biting B.C. boy receives stay of execution
A dog that was declared dangerous and ordered euthanized after biting a four-year-old boy in the northern community of Mackenzie has had a stay of execution. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ronald Tindale...
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...
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