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Expressing the individual’s right to die: Bill C-14 and Taylor’s “modern moral order”

June 21st, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Expressing the individual’s right to die: Bill C-14 and Taylor’s “modern moral order”)

pfr-banner-post-1The importance of the rights and obligations individuals have to one another is now accompanied by an emphasis on the right of individuals to live authentically

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Being John Keats

June 12th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Being John Keats)

picture 753pfr-banner-post-1“For Keats, it is only our acceptance of the suffering that is an inevitable part of life, and death, that can really open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, thereby enabling us to grow”

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Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end

June 5th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end)

 

pfr-banner-post-1If the human obsession with achievement is a subconscious attempt to deny–and transcend–mortality, what impact does it have on our beliefs, philosophies and societies?

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Dignity, end-of-Life, and concerns in the LGBTQ community

March 14th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Dignity, end-of-Life, and concerns in the LGBTQ community)

pfr-banner-post-1The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community is a group in society with a unique set of end-of-life concerns, but their needs remain largely unmet

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People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses

February 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses)

picture 740pfr-banner-post-1“There’s a common public misconception that we are unable to make decisions for ourselves. Truth being we are excluded from even participating in policy decisions that determine our fates”

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Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis

February 26th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis)

picture 739pfr-banner-post-1Concerned citizens march in Nanaimo on February 21, 2017, in solidarity with cities across Canada struggling with effective responses to the growing opioid overdose crisis

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