BackgroundMedical assistance in dying (MAiD) sparks debate in several countries, some of which allow or plan to allow MAiD where a mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition (MAiD-MD). Since MAiD-MD is becoming permissible in a growing number of jurisdictions, there is a need ...
Medical Assistance in Dying at a paediatric hospitalsuicide/assisted suicidechildrencapacitycare of dying minorspaediatricsThis article explores the ethical challenges of providing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in a paediatric setting. More specifically, we focus on the theoretical questions that came...
Whatever one’s view on medical assistance in dying (MAID), an underlying question is whether it should be considered part of palliative care. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association takes the stance that MAID “definitionally fall(s) outside of the scope of palliative car...
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING AND MENTAL ILLNESS: WHEN THE ILLNESS HINDERING YOUR AUTONOMY IS THE ILLNESS YOU WISH TO BE RELIEVED FROM McGill Journal of Law & Health / Revue de Droit et Santé de McGillWilson, Emily A.
Right now, there are 10 states and the District of Columbia that have had some version of medical assistance in dying approved and on the books. That basically means that about 20% of Americans have access where they live to a physician who can prescribe a lethal dose of medication to them...
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These laws do not prevent some patients who are receiving hospice services from dying by suicide without assistance. Objectives To explore hospice professionals' experiences of patients who die by suicide or intentionally hasten death with or without legal assistance in an area where there is ...
Canadaframingmedical assistance in dyingmorality policynarrativespolicy changeQuébecIn 2014, Québec became the first province in Canada to allow medical assistance in dying (MAID) by adopting the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care. This was, and still is, an important policy change. It involves a ...
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying comprises interventions that can be provided by medical practitioners to cause death of a person at their request if they meet predefined criteria. In June 2016, Medical Assistance in Dying became legal in Canada, sparking intense debate in the palliative care...
which contributes to the burden of physicians as they work to provide MAID.Editor’s key points In focus groups and interviews involving 23 physicians in northwestern Ontario, participants expressed the importance of having medical assistance in dying (MAID) available to their patients. Some also...