Tom Koch

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Opinion: As a gerontologist, I’m deeply worried about advance consent for MAIDOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 5, 2023
• Opinion: I used to be a regular blood donor, but volunteers don’t seem to be a focus for CBS any moreOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 30, 2022
• Opinion: Schools should train students to be citizen responders – every minute counts in a crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 1, 2021
• Opinion: Lest we forget: We need to support the veterans who survived their war against COVID-19Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 5, 2021
• Opinion: Canada isn’t facing a third wave of COVID – we are facing a new epidemicOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 22, 2021
• Koch: Our post-pandemic 'normal' should be based on the support and solidarity we are developing nowOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 18, 2020
• Koch: Our post-pandemic 'normal' should be based on the support and solidarity we are developing nowOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 18, 2020
• Opinion: The coronavirus has sparked panic and quarantine. But it was ever thusOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 12, 2020
• Opinion: New virus outbreaks will become more common. We must evolve our thinkingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 4, 2020
• Opinion: Although it’s legal, assisted dying must still involve ethical considerationOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 5, 2020
• Opinion: The Quebec Court forgets the importance of living with dignityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 14, 2019
• Will we be prepared for ‘Disease X’ – the next pandemic?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 27, 2018
• Old age alone shouldn’t be considered a justification for physician-assisted deathOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 8, 2018
• Opinion | The right to a compassionately assisted life, not deathOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 1, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• Assisted death should be the final optionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2018
• When Canada confronts a bully, tit-for-tat is bestOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 4, 2017
• When Canada confronts a bully, tit-for-tat is bestOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 4, 2017
• The next court challenge: the right to better careOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 18, 2016
• Zika virus is the price we pay for globalizationOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2016
• Assisted dying law is too important to rushOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 3, 2015
• There’s more to the Pan Am Games than waving the Maple LeafOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 14, 2015
• Powerless poor make handy research subjectsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 24, 2013
• Let’s speak less of death and more about careOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2013
• Let’s speak less of death and more about care | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 1, 2013
• ‘End of life’ often really means ‘ending life’Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 15, 2012
• ‘End of life’ often really means ‘ending life’Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 14, 2012
• ‘End of life’ often really means ‘ending life’ | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 14, 2012
• Confusing the issueOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 16, 2011
• Confusing the issue | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 15, 2011