A dozen Vancouver Islanders per month opt for assisted death

Two per cent of dying individuals on Vancouver Island chose medically assisted deaths in the first six months after it was made legal and the rate is climbing, according to a case review. 
Data collected for the period from June to December 2016 shows there were 72 medically assisted deaths in patients aged 49 to 96, according to the report in the B.C. Medical Journal. Patients were balanced in terms of gender; of the 72 cases, 37 were males and 35 were females.
Most patients chose their ho