Of life and death : report of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
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- Publication Date
- 1995
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- R 726 C348 1995
- Place of Publication
- [Ottawa ON]
- Publisher
- Minister of Supply and Services Canada
- Publication Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- xi, 91, 173 p. ; 28 x 21.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "June 1995".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cat. no. YC2-351/1-01E.
- Contents: Membership -- Orders of Reference -- Acknowledgements / Joan B. Newman -- Recommendations -- Introduction -- Overview -- Terminology -- Palliative Care -- Pain Control and Sedation Practices -- Withholding and Withdrawing of Life-Sustaining Treatment -- Advance Directives -- Assisted Suicide -- Euthanasia -- Conclusion -- Appendices.
- Contents of Appendices: A. Witnesses at Public Hearings -- B. Written Submissions Received -- C. Material Received by the Committee -- D. Chronology of Major Canadian Developments and Events -- E. Legislative Proposals Previously Introduced to Parliament -- F. Relevant Provisions of the 'Criminal Code' and 'Quebec Civil Code' -- G. Sample Amendment Proposals -- H. Suggested Procedural Guidelines -- I. British Columbia Policy Guidelines -- J. Citations for Advance Directives Legislation in Canada -- K. Sources for Sample Directives -- L. Summary of Relevant Canadian Court Decisions -- M. Palliative Care in Canada -- N. Recent Reports from Foreign Jurisdictions -- O. Medical Decisions Concerning End of Life in the Netherlands -- P. Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Foreign Jurisdictions.
- Subjects
- Euthanasia - Canada
- Assisted suicide - Canada
- Right to die - Law and legislation - Canada
- Palliative care - Canada
- ISBN
- 0-662-21729-2
- Call Number
- R 726 C348 1995
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)