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this is bbc news. the headlines. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in 2021, more than 10,000 canadians died at the hands of health care professionals. thanks to the country s legalization of euthanasia. a handful of other countries have also legalized doctor assisted dying, but often with more restrictive rules. so, canada has become something of a global testing ground raised by euthanasia. my guest, dr stephanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stephanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so, in terms of your day to dayjob, what does that actually mean you do? mostly, it means i talk to a lot of patients. practica ....
my guest, dr stefanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stefanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so, in terms of your day to dayjob, what does that actually mean you do? mostly, it means i talk to a lot of patients. practically speaking, what it means is i meet with families and patients who are interested in talking about their end of life choices, specifically about the possibility of an assisted death. i do a lot of education and a lot of informing patients what that is, what it isn t, what other options might be. we talk about the process, the procedure. there s a very rigorous process that needs to happen if they wa ....
trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in 2021, more than 10,000 canadians died at the hands of health care professionals. thanks to the country s legalization of euthanasia. a handful of other countries have also legalized doctor assisted dying, but often with more restrictive rules. so, canada has become something of a global testing ground for the complex ethical, medical and social issues raised by euthanasia. my guest, dr stephanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stephanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so ....
so, canada has become something of a global testing ground for the complex ethical, medical and social issues raised by euthanasia. my guest, dr stephanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stephanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so, in terms of your day to dayjob, what does that actually mean you do? mostly, it means i talk to a lot of patients. practically speaking, what it means is i meet with families and patients who are interested in talking about their end of life choices, specifically about the possibility of an assisted death. i do a lot of education and a lot of informing patients what that is, what it isn t, ....
of formally identifying a body found in the river wyre close to where she disappeared. the mother of two was last seen walking her dog late last month. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in 2021, more than 10,000 canadians died at the hands of health care professionals. thanks to the country s legalisation of euthanasia. a handful of other countries have also legalised doctor assisted dying, but often with more restrictive rules. so, canada has become something of a global testing ground for the complex ethical, medical and social issues raised by euthanasia. my guest, dr stephanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stefanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus f ....