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Reiterating the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana, laying down safeguards for passive euthanasia and end-of-life care.

The controversial changes to the province’s disability income assistance framework have been a long time coming. At least, that’s what NDP MLA and Shadow Minister for Community and Social Services ...

The Supreme Court's landmark ruling permitting the withdrawal of life support for 32-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for the past 13 years, has been widely hailed by the ...

The bill, if passed, would allow terminally-ill, mentally competent adults to seek medical help to end their lives.

Terminal illness beckons a time with diverse needs for the patient and family, requiring decisions involving various stakeholders and complex clinical, legal, ethical, cultural and even spiritual ...

Jane Lax shifts in topic from the cap on bus fares to A&E (Accident and Emergency) waiting times (Herald Letters, March 3). Ms Lax complains that the wider public will be subsidising the cap on bus ...

eCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China fDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, ...

The court ruled that clinically assisted nutrition qualifies as medical treatment and can be withdrawn if medical boards ...

A legal obligation to commission palliative care was established in England in 2022; however, commissioners may struggle with what needs to be provided, how this should be funded, how effective ...

The Supreme Court allowed passive euthanasia in its first such order under the 2018 Common Cause ruling, permitting withdrawal of life support for a 32-YO man in a permanent vegetative state for 12 ...

Writing team and Commissioners are listed at the end of this report ...