'Dead at Noon' by Gillian Bennett
Gillian Bennett
Gillian Bennett took her own life in 2014, 3 years after being diagnosed with dementia. She posted an open letter online explaining her reasons and hoping to reignite the debate about assisted dying in Canada. The law changed soon after.
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Hansjörg Schertenleib
Willem and Eilis de Witt have been married for over 50 years when Eilis is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Willem has already been caring for his wife for two years, but is now reaching the limits of his resilience. While he had promised his wife he would euthanize her if this ever became the case, he refrains from doing so at the last moment.
'Audrey Parker’s last message to Canadians' by Audrey Parker
Audrey Parker
In this video statement, Audrey Parker appeals to Canadians to have the MAID laws in place in 2018 changed. Parker felt that she was obliged to receive MAID earlier than necessary due to her fear that she would lose the ability to provide late-stage consent, one of the law’s original stipulations. Audrey’s Amendment was introduced in 2021 eliminating the requirement of late-stage consent.