Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), the expression frequently used to describe legal euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) in CanadaFootnote1and elsewhere, is currently available in several countries and under consideration in others (British Medical Association,2021). Beginning in 2016 with “no model...
Medical Assistance in DyingCanadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsConstitutional LawHuman RightsPhysician Assisted SuicideMental HealthIn 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada in Carter v Canada (AG) (Carter) invalidated the absolute prohibition on what is now known in Canada as medical assistanceLemmens,...
Quebec is currently the only province in Canada, which has taken a decision on legalising euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. In Quebec, euthanasia and physician assisted suicide are labelled as medical aid in dying and perceived as part of healthcare. However, in Canada, at the federal ...
the research explored the participants’ thoughts on the main known implementations: MAID under a high-quality legalised evaluation system or MAID permitted through a legal loophole; assisted dying for the incurably ill, suffering and dying or the chronically ill...
Recall that on February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada decriminalized physician-assisted dying in a unanimous and historical decision (Carter ruling). It invalidated two articles of the Criminal Code that prohibited this practice and gave the federal government one year to amend the Crimina...
Can medical assistance in dying harm rural and remote palliative care in Canada? > From an autonomy and informed consent perspective, unless there is available, easily accessible, comprehensive, robust end-of-life care, palliative care, to offer the option of assisted death impedes the exercise ...
Lemmens, along with a host of other law professors across the country, issued an open letter early this year saying it is "reckless" to suggest that a constitutional right to assisted dying for such patients would be recognized by the courts. ...
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...
In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada legalized medical assistance in dying in Canada. Similar to jurisdictions where this has been a more long-standing option for end-of-life care, the Supreme Court's decision in Canada included a caveat that no healthcare provider could be compelled to parti...
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...