March 5, 2010: In Canada the discussion on legalizing euthanasia has developped. Both Federal Parliament and the National Assembly of French province Quebec haven been discussing the issue. In the folowing a summary of what is going on is given, including some links to usefull articles.

" February 15, 2010:  Toronto's edition of Thestar.com reported in December 2009 (for the article click here) on an original campaign for dignified dying: park bench stickers, to commemorate the "bad deaths" of a number of people, at the same time inviting readers to visit their website www.dignityindeath.com.

February 14, 2010: Susan Bracken, a member of the Right to Die Society of Canada has published a novel that incorporates the issue of assisted dying within a framework of universal fiction themes: the protagonist overcomes neglect and abuse in her young life to achieve riches and fame and she finds true love.

October 7, 2009:

September 28, 2009: Pour des lecteurs francophones, voici une traduction francaise de la conférence de Dr Rodney Syme, conférencier-invité principal à la Faculté de Droit de l'Université de

September 21, 2009: On 13 and 14 October, 2009,  Compassion & Choices is proud to present the

August 19, 2009: This autumn will be an interesting one for Canada, since the "College des médecins du Québec" will reopen its dicussions on its position on assisted dying and euthanasia, an

The Australian organizations listed below, seeking law reform to permit patient choice for a medically assisted death, call upon Palliative Care Australia to acknowledge its responsibility to all suffering people under its care ...

Challenge in Choice
World Federation of Right to Die Societies
16th Biennial Conference

Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian Press reported that a sickly Marcel Tremblay consumed two beers, two shrimp and a crab cake at what he called “a living wake” on Friday, then went home and killed himself, sparking a countrywide debate on the right-to-die issue. Tremblay said粑