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Quebec considers ‘dying with dignity’ law

January 24th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (Comments Off)

Quebec could be the first Canadian province to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives

A landmark report to the Quebec legislature in March 2012 [opens to PDF] suggested the province legalize doctor-assisted euthanasia. It recommended the Quebec government make it legal for doctors to help the terminally ill die, if they want to, under “exceptional circumstances.” The report was issued after more than two years of deliberations and public hearings. (more…)

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Expanding the heart of Hospice in Nanaimo

November 29th, 2012 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (0 Comments)

Dying, caregiving and grieving are three of life’s greatest challenges, and the Community Hospice is ready to help

Nanaimo Community Hospice has been serving the community for over 30 years, and was Canada’s first community-based nonprofit charitable Hospice. The organization believes that the dying should  experience dignity and peace, their caregivers should get the help they need, and their friends and family should be supported in their grief. (more…)

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Story about ‘nobody’s dog’ looks at a child’s grief

November 8th, 2012 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (0 Comments)

Ria Voros’ debut novel uses a special relationship to explore the grief of a child whose parents were killed in an accident

For thirteen-year-old Jakob, the summer is looking pretty bleak. A few months before, he was in a car accident that killed both his parents, and though he can’t remember exactly what happened, he can’t stop turning it over in his mind. (more…)

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Defending your right to die as you choose

October 11th, 2012 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (0 Comments)

‘Dying with dignity’ has been supported by many members of Unitarian Fellowships across Canada—for over thirty years

It’s your life and it should be your choice as to how and when you die. That’s what British Columbia resident Gloria Taylor believed. That’s why Taylor, who had Lou Gehrig’s disease, took her case for the right to die to the B.C. Supreme Court. She won that battle. Now, Gloria Taylor has died, of natural causes. Gloria’s mother, Anne Fomenoff, said of her daughter’s passing, “Gloria was able to live her final days free from the fear that she would be sentenced to suffer cruelly in a failing body.” (more…)

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A world without hate

August 16th, 2012 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (0 Comments)

Rais Bhuiyan forgave the man who tried to kill him in a hate crime, then campaigned to save him from the death penalty

Ten days after the September 11th attacks in the U.S., Texan Mark Stroman entered the gas station where Rais Bhuiyan was working, asked “Where are you from?” and then shot him in the face.  Rais, who is from Bangladesh, was one of three victims shot during Stroman’s revenge attacks on “Arabs,” and the only one to survive. (more…)

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Right-to-die ruling seen as a civil liberties victory

June 28th, 2012 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (0 Comments)

Gloria Taylor is given the right to physician-assisted suicide but observers expect the federal Conservative government will challenge the ruling

A recent British Columbia court ruling has struck down the law that makes physician-assisted death illegal in Canada. The June 15, 2012 ruling [opens to PDF] found that the current law violates the constitutional rights of the three plaintiffs, including Gloria Taylor, who has Lou Gehrig’s disease. The landmark legal challenge was launched by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. (more…)

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