Dorothy leading a training session on Advance Care Plans
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About Us
Three volunteers run the Winnipeg chapter: Dorothy Stephens, Sherry Lyn Marginet, and Cheri Frazer.
The majority of our work involves training people in understanding patient rights and the legal and practical aspects of their Health Care Directive. We also talk to people about their end of life wishes: the practical, emotional, and social implications of preparing for the last chapter of life. Meetings for chapter members are about whatever we'd all like to talk about; contact us with your ideas for a get-together. For those interested in advocacy on issues related to medical assistance in dying, we sometimes participate in letter-writing campaigns to politicians, both local and federal. |
Our History
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The Winnipeg chapter started just a few months after a local woman named Susan Griffiths went public with her story about needing to go to Switzerland to die because Canadian law had not yet changed to allow her to die with assistance at home. Susan had to die as much as a year or two before it would've been truly necessary, because she would've required help after a certain point, and help was illegal. A few of us got angry enough about the need to change the laws that we agreed to start a chapter.
Now that Canadian law has changed to allow for doctor-assisted death, we have shifted our focus to mainly public education and support. |
Join Us!
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If you wish to contribute financially to the cause, you can become a Defender of Dignity via the main DWD site.
To join our chapter, fill out your name and contact information on the Join a Chapter page of the main site. Or just let us know you'd like to be informed of upcoming events and we'll add you to our notifications list. Hope to see you soon! |