Canada's approach to euthanasia—known as medical assistance in dying, or MAID)—has shifted from unthinkable to routine in ...

Canadian icon Robert Munsch has been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) after battling dementia for years. Munsch, one of the bestselling children’s authors in history, has called Guelph ...

At 80, children's author Robert Munsch has taken a wrenching step: he has been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada, but has made clear he wants to pick his own moment — when he ...

This is a landmark year for what’s variously labeled “medical assistance in dying” (MAID), “doctor-assisted suicide,” death ...

Paula Ritchie was the focus of a long New York Times article on June 1, 2025, regarding “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD).

Doctors in Canada have said euthanasia for newborn babies who are born with disabilities “may be an appropriate treatment”, ...

Canadian children's book author Robert Munsch has opted to receive medically assisted death after being diagnosed with ...

The euthanasia conference was held at a Sheraton. Some 300 Canadian professionals, most of them clinicians, had arrived for the annual event. There were lunch buffets and complimentary tote bags; ...

The details vary by jurisdiction, but the message remains constant: Assisted suicide — proponents prefer the euphemism ...

Readers respond to a doctor’s essay about the drawbacks of medical-aid-in-dying measures. To the Editor: Re “The Big Flaw in New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill,” by L.S. Dugdale (Opinion guest essay, ...

New York may soon join 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing assisted suicide. The state Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act last month. The state Senate has yet to pass it, but ...