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End of life (Canada)
Canada: UN recommends banning euthanasia for people whose death is not ‘reasonably foreseeable’
Author / Source : EIB Published on : Thematic : End of life News Temps de lecture : 2 min.
On 18 March 2025, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) adopted its concluding observations. These observations are part of the review of the periodic reports submitted by Canada under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Among the main concerns raised by the CRPD are ‘persistent discriminatory attitudes towards persons with Down syndrome’ on the one hand, and the extension of euthanasia (‘AMM’ for Aide Médicale à Mourir, or Medica...
Euthanasia in Ontario: over 400 breaches of the euthanasia law result in only reminders of the law
Author / Source : EIB Published on : Thematic : End of life News Temps de lecture : 3 min.
Between 2018 and 2023, more than 400 criminal offences involving euthanasia were recorded in Ontario. In 2024, doctors revealed this figure to the press, highlighting the facts contained in various reports from the authorities responsible for monitoring euthanasia deaths in this Canadian province. While the Canadian authorities boast of the rigour of the legislative framework for this practice, we note on the contrary that these compliance problems have not led to any law enforcement...