Medically assisted deaths in last half of 2017 up almost 30 per cent

OTTAWA — Almost 4,000 people have chosen medical assistance to end their lives since the practice became legal in Canada two years ago. That includes 1,525 in the last six months of 2017 — a 29 per cent increase over the first half of the year. The statistics are contained in a third interim report from Health Canada, which is planning […]