{"id":7855,"date":"2017-01-23T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T01:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2018-03-05T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T02:53:11","slug":"doctor-assisted-suicide-could-save-canada-up-to-139-million-each-year-alberta-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7855","title":{"rendered":"Doctor-assisted suicide could save Canada up to $139 million each year, Alberta study suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Based on European data, the researchers estimate docter-assisted suicide will eventually play a role in one to four per cent of all deaths in Canada<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>National Post<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Sharon Kirkey<\/p>\n<p>Doctor-assisted suicide could save Canada tens of millions of dollars annually\u00a0by avoiding costly &#8220;end-of-life&#8221; care, according to a provocative new analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The savings \u2014\u00a0up to $139 million annually \u2014 will almost certainly dwarf the costs associated with helping dying patients kill themselves, University of Calgary researchers report.<\/p>\n<p>The authors go to pains to state they aren&#8217;t suggesting people be voluntarily euthanized to save money. &#8220;Neither patients nor physicians should consider costs when making the very personal decision to request, or provide, this intervention,&#8221; they write in this week&#8217;s issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. . . .[<a href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/0124-na-assisted-dying\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on European data, the researchers estimate docter-assisted suicide will eventually play a role in one to four per cent of all deaths in Canada National Post Sharon Kirkey Doctor-assisted suicide could save Canada tens of millions of dollars annually\u00a0by avoiding costly &#8220;end-of-life&#8221; care, according to a provocative new analysis. 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