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Canadian Actress, 48, Applies For Assisted Suicide After Decades Of Mental Health Challenges
The actress applied for Canada's Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) program in 2021, seeking an end to her suffering.
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"Hospital Killed Him": Indian Man's Wife In Canada Recalls 8-Hour Ordeal
Days after Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old Indian-origin man, died of suspected cardiac arrest while waiting for treatment at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Canada's Edmonton, a video of his wife has gone viral.
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Beloved Canadian Children's Author Robert Munsch Reveals Why He Is Choosing Assisted Death
Robert Munsch, who has dementia and Parkinson's disease, said his decision was shaped by watching his brother die from Lou Gehrig's disease
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
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Ageing, Indebted Japan Debates Right To 'Die With Dignity'
Although Japan has one of the world's fastest ageing populations, the country has no laws regarding "living wills", let alone assisted suicide, which is legal in a few U.S. states such as California and some nations including Canada and Belgium.
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Canadian Actress, 48, Applies For Assisted Suicide After Decades Of Mental Health Challenges
The actress applied for Canada's Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) program in 2021, seeking an end to her suffering.
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"Hospital Killed Him": Indian Man's Wife In Canada Recalls 8-Hour Ordeal
Days after Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old Indian-origin man, died of suspected cardiac arrest while waiting for treatment at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Canada's Edmonton, a video of his wife has gone viral.
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Beloved Canadian Children's Author Robert Munsch Reveals Why He Is Choosing Assisted Death
Robert Munsch, who has dementia and Parkinson's disease, said his decision was shaped by watching his brother die from Lou Gehrig's disease
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Canada Woman With Alzheimer's "Relieved" At Assisted Suicide Policy Shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
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Ageing, Indebted Japan Debates Right To 'Die With Dignity'
Although Japan has one of the world's fastest ageing populations, the country has no laws regarding "living wills", let alone assisted suicide, which is legal in a few U.S. states such as California and some nations including Canada and Belgium.
