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Canadian physicians dedicated to the respect & ethical treatment of every human being, regardless of age or infirmity | For comment: [email protected]
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Joined February 2013
This October in Toronto, CPL’s Annual Conference will be on the theme: “Sources of Our Flourishing: Encounter and Presence.”. ✅Contend with topics of medical ethics. ✅Confront what it means to be human. ✅Connect with professionals from across Canada.
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RT @RCR_NZ: "For suicide assistance, press one. For suicide prevention, press two." — Amanda Achtman, founder of the ‘Dying to Meet You’ pr….
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RT @AmandaAchtman: Grateful to be in Sydney, Australia speaking on “Why are People Requesting Assisted Dying? Lessons from the Canadian Exp….
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RT @Faytene: Canada is set to expand euthanasia (MAiD) to include mental illness by 2027. What does this mean for the vulnerable—and for ou….
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RT @JanJekielek: A turning point in the euthanasia debate was when a father killed his nonverbal 12-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy b….
theepochtimes.com
Patients no longer need to be terminally ill to request euthanasia, sparking debate about whether minors or the mentally ill should be able to apply.
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RT @JanJekielek: “I have heard from persons with disabilities who say: ‘[Euthanasia] is the first thing the government has told me I'm elig….
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RT @Faytene: On this week's show, I am joined by Nicole Sheidl and Amanda Achman to discuss the expansion of euthanasia in Canada to the me….
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Thank you for sharing your story, MP @AndrewLawton. As @CAMHnews notes: "There are no established clinical guidelines that health care practitioners can use to determine if a person’s mental illness is grievous and irremediable.".
camh.ca
This FAQ helps provide you with some answers to questions about MAiD for mental illness and CAMH’s position on this issue.
I almost died by suicide fifteen years ago while battling depression. If the expansion of MAID coming into force in 2027 were in place then, I'd likely be dead right now. Today, I'm launching the #IGotBetter campaign to keep hope alive for people living with mental illness.
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RT @ChristophLyon: An FOI request that shows the British Columbia government discouraging referrals to law enforcement or regulators for la….
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RT @GWR: Meet Nash, the baby who was born at a gestational age of exactly 21 weeks, or 147 days, making him 133 days premature. https://t.c….
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RT @AmandaAchtman: "Sure enough, a year went by and she still was not able to walk on her own. I replied: 'I’m sorry my colleague killed yo….
firstthings.com
A few weeks ago, while walking through the halls of the hospital where I work, I ran into the brother of a former patient. I asked him how his...
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RT @AmandaAchtman: "The curious thing about my 'unique' way of practicing medicine—where I refuse to kill my patients—is that it’s actually….
firstthings.com
A few weeks ago, while walking through the halls of the hospital where I work, I ran into the brother of a former patient. I asked him how his...
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RT @EWTNProLife: .@AmandaAchtman, Creator, Dying to Meet You: “It is a tragedy that the main conversation about persons with disabilities. ….
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RT @StBernardsSTM: St. Bernard’s adjunct professor, Amanda Achtman, recently shared this reflection in Public Discourse about how the selec….
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Keeping the person at the center of concern maintains our focus on his or her good rather than on our own fears and insecurities. And, each time we practice accepting another in the fullness of their...
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RT @AmandaAchtman: "A life not worthy of living. Well, I’ve heard that before. From peers, from rivals, sometimes from myself. [. ] I trem….
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Happening tonight:.
Join us for a live webinar tonight at 7pm EDT with @AmandaAchtman as she addresses the imminent threat of the legalization of Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) in New York State. Learn more and receive the Zoom link here!
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Our next Bioethics Symposium is in June 2025. The theme is “Exploring the Dignity of Difference” & will address topics of vulnerability, human difference & flourishing. Med students, residents & others w/ a professional interest in bioethics, apply today:
physiciansforlife.ca
Bioethics Symposia BIOETHICS SYMPOSIA Canadian Physicians for Life has pioneered a series of Bioethics Symposia to humanize healthcare in Canada. Through socratic-style seminars, we focus on consci...
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RT @kurtgoddard: BREAKING THREAD:.The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)—the global authority on disability rig….
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RT @kurtgoddard: The CRPD Committee oversees international compliance with the Convention on disability rights. Their findings significantl….
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