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Alexander Raikin

Washington, D.C., United States

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Visiting fellow in bioethics & American democracy at @EPPCdc / interested in medical ethics and bad statistics / send tips to [email protected]

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Alexander Raikin
Alexander Raikin @AlexanderRaikin
17 Dec 24

No, you won’t find “terminally ill”. You will find “natural death” that is “reasonably foreseeable”, and which Canada has since 2021 moved well beyond

Coleman Hughes
Coleman Hughes @coldxman

No. A "slippery slope" would mean starting with a strict policy (like Oregon) and ending with a lax policy (like Canada). But Canada's policy was lax from the start. In Bill C-14, Canada's first assisted suicide law, you won't find the words "terminally ill" or "six months". https://t.co/HfOau2GRIP

Alexander Raikin
Alexander Raikin @AlexanderRaikin
12 Dec 24

RT @AriSchulman: Once the woke issue has abated, the compassionate left and the tech right will find their way toward being pals again in o…

Alexander Raikin
Alexander Raikin @AlexanderRaikin
11 Dec 24

RT @SpichakSimon: @AlexanderRaikin @akooman There's simpler ways to get at socioeconomic status flas well. A 2022 Health Canada memorandum…