Assisted Suicide
The debate that has come to the forefront of media lately around assisted suicide is growing. When in November 2014 Brittany Maynard went public with her decision to end her life with aid from her doctor, most of North America heard her story. This brought attention to big questions, that some have been asking for years. When can we decide, for ourselves, that the pain is not worth living? When do we decide that a terminal illness does not get to determine the way you die? Gloria Taylor, a British Columbia native, was diagnosed with ALS and given a year to live. Gloria continued living for three years after her diagnoses, and during that time conducted a public campaign for the right to die on her own terms. With the help
The debate that has come to the forefront of media lately around assisted suicide is growing. When in November 2014 Brittany Maynard went public with her decision to end her life with aid from her doctor, most of North America heard her story. This brought attention to big questions, that some have been asking for years. When can we decide, for ourselves, that the pain is not worth living? When do we decide that a terminal illness does not get to determine the way you die? Gloria Taylor, a British Columbia native, was diagnosed with ALS and given a year to live. Gloria continued living for three years after her diagnoses, and during that time conducted a public campaign for the right to die on her own terms. With the help