Category Long-Term Care

Solidarity, social dignity and Ontario’s Bill 7 (Part 2)

September 23, 2022 · by impact ethics · in Canada, Community, Disability, Inclusivity, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, Social Justice, vulnerability

Monique Lanoix opposes Ontario’s legislation allowing transfer patients to long-term care without their consent because the legislation violates human rights, social dignity, and solidarity.

Solidarity, social dignity & Ontario’s Bill 7 (Part 1)

September 16, 2022 · by impact ethics · in Canada, Community, Disability, Inclusivity, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, Social Justice, vulnerability

Monique Lanoix suggests that Bill 7 will harm people who are forced to move to a long-term care home that is not their choice.

MAiD and the Oral Protocol: Time for a Closer Look

November 10, 2021 · by impact ethics · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, MAiD, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman compares the number of deaths due to MAiD in Canada in 2020 to the dramatically lower number that occurred in California under its end-of-life option. He argues for wider use of the oral protocol in Canada.

It’s Good that Bill C-7 Extends MAID to Chronic Sufferers

April 1, 2021 · by impact ethics · in Community, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, MAiD, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Stuart Chambers points out that expanding access to medical assistance in dying was always about relieving suffering rather than about targeting people with disabilities.