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Assisted dying in Canada [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2013
I wish to respond to a letter written by Johnston[1][1] that appeared in the Dec. 11, 2012, issue of CMAJ . In his letter, Johnston provides a false portrait of medically assisted dying.
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Prospective oversight and approval of assisted dying cases in Victoria, Australia: a qualitative study of doctors’ perspectives

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2021
Background Assisted dying (AD) is increasingly becoming lawful internationally. While all AD models have oversight mechanisms, Victoria, Australia is rare in requiring formal approval before AD is permitted.
B. White, L. Willmott, M. Sellars, P. Yates   +3 more
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When is hastened death considered suicide? A systematically conducted literature review about palliative care professionals’ experiences where assisted dying is legal

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Laws allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia have been implemented in many locations around the world but some individuals suffering with terminal illness receiving palliative care services are hastening death or die by suicide without ...
Sheri Mila Gerson, Amanda Bingley, Nancy Preston, Anne Grinyer   +3 more
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Medical Assistance in Dying: Challenges of Monitoring the Canadian Program

Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2020
The Canadian medical assistance in dying (MAID) program, based on an ambitious piece of legislation and detailed regulations, has failed to provide Canadians with sufficient publicly accessible evidence to show that it is operating as mandated by the ...
Jaro Kotalik
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Should assisted dying be legalised? [PDF]

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2014
When an individual facing intractable pain is given an estimate of a few months to live, does hastening death become a viable and legitimate alternative for willing patients? Has the time come for physicians to do away with the traditional notion of healthcare as maintaining or improving physical and mental health, and instead accept their own ...
Barnabas J Gilbert, Devan Sinha, Thomas D G Frost   +2 more
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Exploring multiple levels of suffering and suicide prevention in an era of emerging national legislations

Frontiers in Public Health
Access to assisted dying (variously called assisted suicide, euthanasia, and medical aid/assistance in dying) is increasingly available in many countries around the world.
Mark Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt, Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart, Sylvie Lapierre, Sylvie Lapierre, Margda Waern, Margda Waern, Reinhard Lindner   +7 more
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Does voluntary assisted dying cause public stigma for the bereaved? A vignette-based experiment

Palliative & Supportive Care, 2021
Objective Studies in countries where assisted dying is legal show that bereaved people express concern over the potential for social disapproval and social stigma because of the manner of death.
Sarah Philippkowski, M. O’Connor, M. Eisma, L. Willmott, Andrew R. Johnson, Lauren J. Breen   +5 more
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“I haven’t had to bare my soul but now I kind of have to”: describing how voluntary assisted dying conscientious objectors anticipated approaching conversations with patients in Victoria, Australia

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Dealing with end of life is challenging for patients and health professionals alike. The situation becomes even more challenging when a patient requests a legally permitted medical service that a health professional is unable to provide due to a conflict
C. Haining, L. Keogh
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Assisted Dying as Intimate Care

Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
How does asking loved ones to help you die, to help you commit suicide, bend the limits of our relationships and perhaps of care itself? This paper traces the aesthetic and affective considerations of those deciding to die resist against depersonalizing
Miranda Tuckett
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Negative media portrayal of palliative care: a content analysis of print media prior to the passage of Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation in Victoria

Internal medicine journal (Print), 2021
Key misunderstandings of palliative care exist in the community, with media being reported as a key source underpinning knowledge. This retrospective media analysis of consecutive articles sought to examine the portrayal of palliative care in the ...
Andrew Kis‐Rigo, A. Collins, S. Panozzo, J. Philip   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source