{"id":6748,"date":"2016-03-01T17:23:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T01:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2018-03-07T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:15:16","slug":"calgary-woman-dies-after-being-granted-right-to-physician-assisted-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6748","title":{"rendered":"Calgary woman dies after being granted right to physician-assisted suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Right to die: &#8216;We were grateful and honoured to be able to help her,&#8217; says doctor<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>CBC News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A Calgary woman who received a legal exemption for doctor-assisted death has ended her life in Vancouver with the help of two physicians.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed she is the first person in Canada outside of Quebec to be allowed to legally end her life with help from a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who cannot be identified because of a court-ordered publication ban, died with her family at her side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My colleague and I were grateful and honoured to be able to help her,&#8221; Dr. W, a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia, said in an e-mail to The Canadian Press. The doctor also cannot be ID&#8217;d due to the publication ban. . . [<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/right-to-die-legislation-canada-calgary-sheilah-martin-supreme-court-1.3471363\" target=\"_blank\">Full text<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Right to die: &#8216;We were grateful and honoured to be able to help her,&#8217; says doctor CBC News A Calgary woman who received a legal exemption for doctor-assisted death has ended her life in Vancouver with the help of two physicians. 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