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'Barely hanging on to life': Roger Foley shares his fight for home care with UN envoy
CTV News via Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip
A United Nations envoy is criticizing Canada's record in dealing with the disabled and disability rights. Avis Favaro reports.
Published April 12th 2019 |
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End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, on her visit to Canada
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar
As a highly-developed nation, Canada still lags behind in the implementation of its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. There are significant shortcomings in the way the federal, provincial and territorial governments of Canada respect, protect and fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities. Published April 12th 2019 |
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UN Expert: Canada Lags in Implementing Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CPAC HEADLINE POLITICS
Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill at the conclusion of her 10-day fact-finding visit to Canada. The special rapporteur visited Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Fredericton and Halifax to learn about measures being taken to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She will submit a report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2020. Published April 12th 2019 |
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Chronically ill man releases audio of hospital staff offering assisted death
CTV News via Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip
An Ontario man suffering from an incurable neurological disease has provided CTV News with audio recordings that he says are proof that hospital staff offered him medically assisted death, despite his repeated requests to live at home. Published August 2nd 2018 |
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Time To Terminate "Assisted Dying"
Forbes Mangazine by Steve Forbes
A chronically ill man in Canada is suing the government because medical personnel allegedly and illegally tried to coerce him into going the assisted-suicide route to save money. "Why force me to end my life?" the plaintiff asked. Published September 11th 2018 |
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Release of secret audio tapes fuels Londoner's legal battle over home care
London Free Press by Jennifer Bieman
A chronically ill Londoner's legal fight to choose his own home care provider is escalating after months of delays, his lawyer says — a situation made more pressing following the release of secretly recorded tapes of his alleged interactions with health care workers. Published August 3rd 2018 |
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The right to a compassionately assisted life, not death
The Star by Tom Koch
Remembering physicist Steven Hawking, who died last month, it’s hard not to think about 42-year-old Roger Foley stuck in his hospital bed in a London, Ont.
Famously, Hawking lived productively for more than 30 years with the challenges of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative neurological disease. Foley has a set of different but similarly limiting conditions, including cerebellar ataxia. It, too, is a progressive condition affecting movement and speech. Published April 2nd 2018 |
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Canada is accused of FORCING the terminally ill into assisted death
By MINYVONNE BURKE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
A terminally ill man in Canada filed a lawsuit claiming doctors are pressuring him to leave the hospital or allow a medically assisted death. Published May 17th 2018 |
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Chronically ill man's lawyer calls for moratorium on assisted deaths in Canada
CTV News via Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip
A lawyer representing a man who has been stuck in a London, Ont., hospital for two years is demanding that Canada’s justice minister halt all medically assisted deaths until legislation is changed to ensure that all necessary services to help patients live are provided first. Published May 16th 2018 |
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Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope Goes to Court
by Barbara Kay via The Post Millennial
From the evidence, I believe that this is what has happened to Roger Foley. Whether or not one believes in euthanasia for those who want it as a public good, one should consciously support high quality assisted living policies that offer maximum patient control and conform as much as possible to the individual’s needs as an equally worthy and valued right.
Let us hope that Roger Foley wins his case and establishes that principle in law. Published March 19th 2018 |
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These are the stories that most resonated with CTV News reporters this year
CTV News via Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip
Case of terminally ill man offered assisted death is 'at an impasse'
Roger Foley’s story is a memorable one – in fact it remains very much at an impasse. It’s a story that raises questions about home care and whether medically-assisted death is being offered to people who are not able to get appropriate care at home….and whether they feel pressured to acquiesce. Published December 20th 2018 |
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Canada denied care for terminal patient, offered assisted suicide: Lawsuit
By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times
A terminally ill Canadian man is suing his hospital, several governmental agencies and the attorneys general of Ontario and Canada after he claims he was denied proper medical care and offered assisted suicide instead.
Roger Foley, 42, suffers from cerebellar ataxia, a neurodegenerative disease that limits his motor skills and ability to speak.
In the lawsuit filed Feb. 14, Mr. Foley claims home-care providers selected by the government have caused him ill health, injury and inconvenience. Published March 19th 2018 |
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Man requests assisted home care but is offered assisted death instead
ON Point w/ Alex Pierson Global News Radio 640 Toronto
Alex Pierson interviews Lawyer Ken Berger whom represents Roger Foley, a chronically ill man, who requested assisted home care but is offered assisted death instead. Audio recording of hospital staff offering assisted death are featured within this interview, and a review of Roger Foley's legal case. Published August 3rd 2018 |
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Medically assisted dying needs more monitoring
By CATHERINE FRAZEE via The Star
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More recently in Ontario, Roger Foley has reported that although his claims for disability support arrangements of his choosing have been denied, he is free to pursue a medically assisted death. Assisted life, no. Assisted death, yes.
Are these isolated cases? Or are they the tip of the iceberg? Genuine, comprehensive monitoring could help us know. But it’s not in place.
Published August 29th 2018 |
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Lawyer representing chronically ill man wants halt on all assisted deaths
Exchange w/ Matt Gurney Global News Radio 640 Toronto
Mat Gurney interviews Lawyer Ken Berger whom represens Roger Foley a chronically ill man who is asking the Minister of Justice for a Moratorium and Inquiry for all assisted deaths. The Details of Roger Foley's case are also discussed. Published May 17th 2018 |
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World Medical Association's World Medical Journal (Vol. 64) on page 20
Article titled Euthanasia in Canada: a Cautionary Tale, written by Canadian physicians - Rene Leiva, Margaret M Cottle, Catherine Ferrier, Sheila Rutledge Harding, Timothy Lau, Terence McQuiston, and John F Scott Published September 3rd 2018 |
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London man with lifelong illness sues government after being denied self-directed homecare funding
The Andrew Lawton Show on 980 CFPL
Andrew Lawton interviews Dr. Ken Berger to discuss the London man with lifelong illness sues government after being denied self-directed homecare funding. Published March 16th 2018 |
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'The solution is assisted life': Offered death, terminally ill Ont. man files lawsuit
CTV News via Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip
Foley’s lawsuit has been filed against the Victoria Hospital London Health Sciences Centre, the SW LHIN, the CILT and Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, demanding the right to choose his home care team. He’s also suing both Ontario and Canada’s attorneys general for offering medically-assisted death without guaranteeing Canadians the option to receive proper care if they choose life instead. Published March 15th 2018 |
