Justice Anne Kirker issued a stay pending a determination of an appeal in the case by the woman's father, who has been trying to prevent her assisted suicide.
Amendments to California's End of Life Options Act would allow euthanasia by IV, broaden eligibility to include ‘grievous and irremediable medical conditions,’ and permit early-to-mid-stage dementia patients to ‘consent.’
Jeanette Hall was given six to 12 months to live after a cancer diagnosis in 2000. She settled on assisted suicide, but her doctor, Kenneth Stevens, thought that her chances with treatment were good. She has now been cancer-free for 24 years.
Join the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, February 27 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon as we rally to stop the implementation of euthanasia (MAiD) for mental illness in Canada.
While the Trudeau government has once again delayed the expansion of euthanasia to those suffering solely from mental illness, there is still no plan to scrap the idea entirely.
'People getting MAiD are actually very privileged. They’re white. They’re well off. They’re highly educated. They’re not in institutions. They have families. The picture is one of privilege,' said Dr. Jocelyn Downie.
'The take home message is that medical professionals, young physicians and medical students must be involved in the AMA,' Euthanasia Prevention Coalition executive director Alex Schadenberg says of the victory.