January 27, 2023
Charlie Gard was a young boy whose story was all over the international media in 2017. Read BBC article for factual background: The tragic case of […]
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November 14, 2019
In October the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the McKitty v. Hayani case. McKitty v. Hayani, 2019 ONCA 805 http://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2019/2019ONCA0805.pdf Despite the fact […]
November 8, 2019
Some of the key features of the judgment are as follows: DNR, standards of care and consent The judgment turns on consent, and the consent […]
June 4, 2009
A story that illustrates a discussion about futility This story concerns a patient, a youngish man who has a diagnosis of ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease.) […]