The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Carter raises a number of difficult questions: In what circumstances might it be morally acceptable to deliberately and prematurely end another’s life? How should it be done? And …
Read MoreOf all the jurisdictions worldwide that permit some form of assisted suicide, Ontario stands alone in mandating that physicians participate in it. Assisted suicide, or “medical assistance in dying” (MAID), as it is now known, was …
Read MoreThe Alberta Court of Appeal ruled in May in Canada (AG) v. E.F. that a woman suffering from “severe conversion disorder” — a nonterminal, psychiatric condition that causes physical symptoms — was eligible to receive …
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