Jocelyn Downie
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Professor Emeritus, Faculties of Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University. Working on assisted dying, sport integrity, photography, and woodturning.
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I hope (so long as their families agree) that people will hammer home these two public cases during the next AMAD committee every chance they get.
Those who voted for delaying restoring our rights are responsible for their lack of a dignified death.
Those who voted for delaying restoring our rights are responsible for their lack of a dignified death.
September 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I hope (so long as their families agree) that people will hammer home these two public cases during the next AMAD committee every chance they get.
Those who voted for delaying restoring our rights are responsible for their lack of a dignified death.
Those who voted for delaying restoring our rights are responsible for their lack of a dignified death.
Plus she says “minors” inviting readers to think all minors when only discussion in Canada has been about “mature minors” (well established group with decision- making authority over other life and death decisions already).
August 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Plus she says “minors” inviting readers to think all minors when only discussion in Canada has been about “mature minors” (well established group with decision- making authority over other life and death decisions already).
2% comes from a government document that if you read at all carefully is very clearly NOT stating what Atlantic piece says. Has been stated by Raikin in the past so maybe she got the misinformation from there. Never the prediction of Health Canada or anyone knowledgeable about MAiD in Canada.
August 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
2% comes from a government document that if you read at all carefully is very clearly NOT stating what Atlantic piece says. Has been stated by Raikin in the past so maybe she got the misinformation from there. Never the prediction of Health Canada or anyone knowledgeable about MAiD in Canada.