The use of medical aid in dying (MAID) in Canada has shown a steady upward trend since its legalization in 2016. The document emphasizes the importance of studying the subject in depth, familiarizing ourselves with legal frameworks, and treating patients in a nonjudgmental way. The incorporation...
Canadians on both sides of the debates on abortion and medical assistance in dying could find common ground by helping to make alternatives possible, writes Charles Lewis. Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto Article content The debate over life issues in Canada is in a deep rut. Round and ...
Physician Assisted Dying Arguments In Canada it has historically been a criminal offence to assist another person in ending his or her own life. This includes the inability of a person to seek a physician-assisted death. This law was recently overturned with the Supreme Court of Canada decision...
In addition to publishing the book The Peaceful Pill, Exit hold regular meetings and workshops in Australia, Canada, the US, UK and NZ. In those workshops, aimed at the terminally ill, advice is given on the best ways of achieving suicide. In the USA, Compassion & Choices (www.compassion...
In Canada, in section 7 of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadians can expect “life, liberty and security of the person.” This means not only to simply exist, but have a minimum quality and value in each of our lives. Dying is the last important, intimate, and personal moment,...
DESCRIPTIVE statisticsQUESTIONNAIRESLOGISTIC regression analysisBackground: Since legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada on June 17, 2016, there has been limited information regarding how outcomes of those requesting MAiD relates to comorbidity, social circumstances, geographic location,...
Recent clinical trials have found that the serotonergic psychedelic psilocybin effectively alleviates anxiodepressive symptoms in patients with life-threatening illnesses when given in a supportive environment. These outcomes prompted Canada to establish legal pathways for therapeutic access to psilocybin, ...
Assisted suicide is a topic that has ignited a severe debate due to the controversy that surrounds its implementation. Assisted suicide occurs when a patients expresses their intention to die and request a physician to assist them in the process. Some countries like Oregon, Canada, and Belgium ha...
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Physician-assisted death should be recorded on medical certificates of death in Canada in the event that assisted dying becomes legal, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).