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Disability, Offense, and the Expressivist Objection to Medical Aid in Dying. [PDF]

J Med Philos
Abstract One criticism of medical aid in dying (MAID) is the expressivist objection: MAID is morally wrong because it expresses judgments about disabilities or persons with disabilities, that are offensive, disrespectful, or discriminatory.
Kious BM.
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Mental illness and medical aid in dying

University of Western Ontario Medical Journal, 2020
A 2017 survey of 529 psychiatrists in Canada found that while 72% of psychiatrists supported medical assistance in dying (MAID) in some cases, only 29.4% supported MAID solely on the basis of mental disorders.  Understanding and addressing the concerns of mental health professionals will be crucial in deciding whether and how to expand MAID solely for ...
Gali Katznelson, Jacek Orzylowski
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Medical Aid in Dying State Laws: A Thirty Year Evolution. [PDF]

J Am Board Fam Med
The notion of medical aid in dying dates back to 1994 and the approval of the Death with Dignity Act by the citizens of Oregon. Therein was incorporated the notion of competent terminally ill patients being permitted to resort to the self administration ...
Adashi EY, Cohen IG.
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Specialty Differences in Medical Aid in Dying Experiences: Results of a Survey of Physicians in Colorado [PDF]

Oncologist, 2023
Hillary D Lum, Elizabeth Kessler, Vinay Kîni   +2 more
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Physician Opt-Out and Patient Pathways to Medical Aid in Dying at an Academic Medical Center.

JAMA Netw Open
This case series evaluates patterns of physician participation in medical aid in dying among patients with terminal illnesses in California.
Ward-Lev E, Cvitanovic M, Tabor HK.
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Examining Public-Facing Hospice Medical Aid in Dying Participation Policies in Legalizing U.S. Jurisdictions [PDF]

Journal of Palliative Medicine
Paul Duberstein, Elissa Kozlov, Elizabeth Luth   +2 more
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Symptom Burden and Complexity in the Last 12 Months of Life among Cancer Patients Choosing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Alberta, Canada

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: In 2019, cancer patients comprised over 65% of all individuals who requested and received Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada. This descriptive study sought to understand the self-reported symptom burden and complexity of cancer ...
Linda Watson, Claire Link, Siwei Qi, Andrea DeIure, K. Brooke Russell, Fiona Schulte, Caitlin Forbes, James Silvius, Brian Kelly, Barry D. Bultz   +9 more
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The Pitfalls of the Ethical Continuum and its Application to Medical Aid in Dying

Voices in Bioethics, 2021
Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Religion has long provided guidance that has led to standards reflected in some aspects of medical practices and traditions.
Shimon Glick
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Frozen Bodies and Future Imaginaries: Assisted Dying, Cryonics, and a Good Death

Religions, 2020
In October of 2018, Norman Hardy became the first individual to be cryopreserved after successful recourse to California’s then recently passed End of Life Options Act. This was a right not afforded to Thomas Donaldson, who in 1993 was legally denied the
Jeremy Cohen
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Responding to “Terminal anorexia nervosa: three cases and proposed clinical characteristics”

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022
The treatment of eating disorders raises many ethical debates given the pervasiveness with which this illness impacts individuals, especially as the length of time with the illness increases.
Rebekah A. Mack, Caroline E. Stanton
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