The Sum Of (Body) Parts
Associating MAiD with organ donations creates further unease among a population that is already deeply uncomfortable with the way Canada’s policy on Medical Assistance in Dying is expanding.
Death Spiral
A collection of links to my 8 articles on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada.
MAiD: From Consent To Coercion
Canada’s MAiD policy was sold on the basis that it would ONLY apply with the individual’s voluntary consent. However, this basis is being undermined relentlessly with a nudge here and…
The Devils In Our Future
A combination of (a) courts applying a narrow bandwidth of reasoning and (b) legislation blindly following court verdicts has left important holes in our MAiD policy. These holes will haunt…
MAiD Numbers Up By 989% in 5 Years
The explosive growth in assisted suicides in Canada should be a matter of concern. Instead, we are carrying on as if this was a good thing. We need to reconsider…
MAiD-makers Whittling Away At Consent
‘Encouraging’ doctors to bring up MAiD before their patients do, or getting the patient’s consent in advance, change the very paradigm of our MAiD policy. Wider public input is a…
The Realm of Ridiculousness
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is available to new immigrants from the moment they land in Canada, & to Work Permit holders as well as to the PEOPLE WHOSE APPLICATION…
MAiD: The New Moloch?
Expanding MAiD to infants (who cannot possibly ‘request’ it) and mentally ill people solely based on input from parliamentarians, health professionals & academics is lopsided & can only take us…
Death Of A Promise
Recent reports show that the policy of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has become exactly the kind of slippery slope that its opponents were warning about. Instead of offering timely…