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Assisted Dying Is Now Legal in All Australian States
A ban is still in place in the country’s territories, however, with advocates calling for people there to have the “fundamental right to self-determination.”
This 27-year-old is fighting for his right to die, even if it means committing a crime
Adam Maier-Clayton is 27. Canada's new assisted suicide legislation won't allow a doctor to help him commit suicide, so he's planning to do it himself.
Assisted suicide is legal in Canada but no one knows how many are choosing to die
Medically assisted suicide has been legal across Canada since June, and in Quebec since December.
Canada's Assisted Suicide Law Doesn't Go Far Enough, Some Say
At issue is the narrowness of the proposed law, which restricts medically-assisted death to mentally-sound adults over 18 who have a "serious and incurable illness, disease or disability" and voluntarily consent to die.
Watch Host Vikram Gandhi Debrief Our VICE on HBO Episode ‘Right to Die’
Vikram Gandhi reports from the Netherlands, California and Oregon to investigate the moral, political and personal questions about how we end our lives.
Quebec Doctor Administers First Legal Assisted Death in Canada
Euthanasia officially became legal in the province of Quebec last month following a tense legal battle over the law. The federal government is coming up with its own legislation that will apply to the rest of Canada.
The Year in Health Care or How Canada Tried to Fix Some Mistakes
It's almost 2016 and chronically ill patients can now choose to end their own life, but women in PEI still can't get an abortion.
The Comedy in Dying: Talking to 'Dr. Death' About His Euthanasia Stand-Up Show
"I don't know how it rates in terms of laughs per minute."
California Right-to-Die Advocate Dies, But Not the Way She Wanted
Jennifer Glass fought for terminal patients in California to legally receive prescriptions for life-ending medication, but she died before it could come to fruition.
Religious and Regulatory Concerns Block Vote on California Right-to-Die Law
California's legislature has once again put off voting on a bill that would grant terminally ill people the ability to die more quickly with the help of a lethal prescription drug.
Dr. Atul Gawande Wants Us to Die Better
That means figuring out what we want out of the end of our lives and acknowledging that the medical establishment does a pretty lousy job at preparing people to die.