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Dying With Dignity Canada
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Dying With Dignity Canada
@DWDCanada
The national human-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end-of-life rights and helping ppl across Canada avoid unwanted suffering.
- 1/2 We were disappointed to hear Premier @jkenney use antiquated language in the Speech from the Throne regarding medical assistance in dying (MAID). By using the term ‘physician-assisted suicide,’ the Premier demonstrates disrespect & disconnect to what 86% of Canadians support.Replying to @jkenney10/ Patients facing end-of-life decisions must know that there are life-affirming options to physician-assisted suicide. Improvements will focus on beginning palliative care as soon as possible, and keeping individuals in their homes and communities...
- Diagnosed with stage four anaplastic thyroid cancer last February, @mikelondoncan is tweeting about his experience with palliative care & medication. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and for your support of the community, Mike. ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/he-w…
- We are disappointed to learn that the Government intends to table legislation extending the sunset clause on #MAID and mental disorders. The current exclusion of those with a mental disorder from end-of-life choice is stigmatizing, discriminatory and unconstitutional.
- Today is a momentous day for end-of-life rights in Canada. After mths of parliamentary debate, @SenateCA has passed #BillC7! We thank all parliamentarians who listened to the voices of Cdns, and passed this compassionate bill. Final step ➡ Royal Assent. bit.ly/38qwDBP
- It's true! Dying With Dignity Canada is now a registered human-rights charity. This is an astounding victory for Canadians’ end-of-life rights. DWDC now has an unprecedented opportunity to support, educate, and empower more people than ever before. dyingwithdignity.ca/charity_announ…
- Replying to @DWDCanada2/2 We are supportive of improvements that include earlier access to palliative care and the ability for people to remain in their homes and communities of care for as long as possible. We must also acknowledge our right to autonomy and choice at end-of-life; this includes #MAID.
- BREAKING NEWS: DWDC is pleased to see Justice Van den Eynden's ruling confirming that medical assistance in dying is a constitutionally protected right that has already been considered and decided by the Supreme Court of Canada and Parliament. bit.ly/31WjFIq
- "Many people receive excellent #PalliativeCare and still choose to have an assisted death. That is not a failure of palliative care...We cannot always fix everything...this is a very patient-centered, patient-driven choice." #TweetableMoment from NP Elizabeth Leonardis.
- .@MargaretAtwood Please retweet! The other vulnerable population: engage.dyingwithdignity.ca/the_other_vuln…
- We have news: Dying With Dignity Canada is set to receive the largest donation in the organization’s 38-year history, signalling the dawning of a new era for the movement to defend Canadians’ end-of-life rights. Learn about this gift for all Canadians: dyingwithdignity.ca/a_gift_for_all…
- "And how do I feel when I provide an assisted death? Grateful to be a Canadian doctor in 2018 and have the ability to end the suffering of people dying of this array of horrible diseases."
- New @DWDCanada-@IpsosReidPA poll: Strong majority of Canadians in support of advance consent for #AssistedDying ow.ly/Yc2L4
