Assisted-dying cases have jumped 282% since last year

The number of cases of assisted dying in Quebec jumped by 282 per cent in 2016-2017 compared with the previous year, a new report reveals. In total, 638 terminally ill Quebecers died following the intervention of a doctor, up from 167 in 2015-2016.
The greatest demand for assisted dying occurred in the Montérégie area, followed by Montreal and Quebec City, according to the report by the Commission sur soins fin de vie.
The report, tabled Thursday in the National Assembly, found tha