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New England Journal of Medicine, 2017
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is now legal in many jurisdictions for competent adults who have intolerable suffering and/or have a terminal illness with a short prognosis. Mental illness can be a source of suffering for these individuals, but it can also affect their capacity to make medical decisions.
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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is now legal in many jurisdictions for competent adults who have intolerable suffering and/or have a terminal illness with a short prognosis. Mental illness can be a source of suffering for these individuals, but it can also affect their capacity to make medical decisions.
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Medical Assistance in Dying in Neurology
Neurologic Clinics, 2023An increasing number of jurisdictions have legalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) with significant variation in the procedures and eligibility criteria used. In the United States, MAID is available for persons with terminal illnesses but is frequently sought by persons with neurologic conditions.
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“Medical Friendships” in Assisted Dying
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2004As the issue of assisted dying continues toward more expanded legal standing, we shift our primary focus from questions of patients' rights to the largely overlooked challenges that face physicians who elect to assist patients in ending their lives. Dr.
Chalmers C, Clark, Gerrit K, Kimsma
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2022
Abstract Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is increasingly garnering global support, with 24 jurisdictions having legalized one or more forms of MAiD and several more considering legislation. In this chapter, the authors present a historical and global overview of MAiD; characteristics of individuals who pursue it; impacts of MAiD on ...
Aliza A. Panjwani +2 more
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Abstract Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is increasingly garnering global support, with 24 jurisdictions having legalized one or more forms of MAiD and several more considering legislation. In this chapter, the authors present a historical and global overview of MAiD; characteristics of individuals who pursue it; impacts of MAiD on ...
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Medical assistance in dying: the downside
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2020Euthanasia is the deliberate administration of medications with the explicit intention of ending life, whereas physician assisted dying is the prescription or supply of drugs to enable the patient to end their own life.1 We use the term ‘medical assistance in dying’ (MAID) to refer to both.
John Richard Attia +2 more
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Medical Assistance in Dying in Patients With Cancer
JCO Oncology Practice, 2023Medical assistance in dying in patients with cancer: highlighting the need for collaboration between MAiD providers and cancer specialists to ensure patient-centered and goal-directed end-of-life care.
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Social Policy and Society
In Canada in 2021, people with non-life-limiting health conditions and disabilities became eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). New legislative safeguards include a ninety-day assessment period and a requirement that health professionals ...
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In Canada in 2021, people with non-life-limiting health conditions and disabilities became eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). New legislative safeguards include a ninety-day assessment period and a requirement that health professionals ...
C. Sinding +3 more
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Medical Assistance in Dying and Palliative Care: Shared Trajectories
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2023Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and palliative care often have an antagonistic relationship in jurisdictions where both are legal, but the early ethical and legal history of palliative care closely mirrors that of MAID in important ways.
J. Downar, S. Macdonald, Sandy Buchman
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BMC Medical Ethics
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has transformed health policy and practice on death and dying. However, there has been limited research on what shaped its emergence in Canada and the beliefs and views of health leaders who hold positions of influence ...
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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has transformed health policy and practice on death and dying. However, there has been limited research on what shaped its emergence in Canada and the beliefs and views of health leaders who hold positions of influence ...
Amanda Yee +8 more
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada
Voices in BioethicsPhoto ID 71252867© Stepan Popov| Dreamstime.com Abstract While Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legalized in Canada since 2016, it still excludes eligibility for persons who have mental illness as a sole underlying medical condition.
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