'Bill C7: An Overview of Available Help' by Jane Shi
Jane Shi
In a 10-word erasure poem entitled ‘Bill C7: An Overview of Available Help’, Jane Shi responds critically to the extension of Canada’s medical assistance in dying regime to include people whose death is not reasonably foreseeable, but who nevertheless have a serious medical condition.
'Hace un año murió mi padre' by Florencia Salgueiro
Florencia Salgueiro
In 2021, Florencia Salgueiro wrote a viral social-media thread about her father Pablo, who slowly died from ALS while wishing he could access euthanasia. Florencia became the visible face of the pro-euthanasia movement in Uruguay, the first Latin-American country to carry out a comprehensive euthanasia reform – and Florencia’s thread would become part of the parliamentary records.
Video plea by Valentina Maureira
Valentina Maureira
In 2015, 14-year-old Valentina Maureira self-recorded a video pleading with Chile’s president to authorize her euthanasia, because she was tired of living with cystic fibrosis. The video went viral, drawing a presidential visit, igniting right-to-die debates, and shaping legislative proposals. Yet, the legislative effort stalled, and Chile’s penal code still criminalizes assisted dying.