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Public Deliberation for Ethically Complex Policies: The Case of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada. [PDF]
Healthc PolicyAlmost 50,000 people in Canada have had a medically assisted death since federal legislation was passed in 2016. Still, the debate about the permissibility of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) continues to rage.
Dhamanaskar R, Abelson J.
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Deromanticizing medical assistance in dying [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2021 In response to Dr. Ashe’s article on providing his 100th case of medical assistance in dying (MAiD),[1][1] we wish to counter with our concerns about his romantic view of MAiD and its potential impact, his underestimation of the frequency of MAiD and his assertion that MAiD is an act of mercy ...
Gallagher, Romayne, Passmore, Michael J.
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives The aims of this study are: (1) to create a flowchart process model of how medical assistance in dying (MAID) occurs in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada and (2) to detail how NS healthcare professionals are involved in each stage of MAID. The research
Ellen T Crumley +5 more
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Characteristics of Older Adults Accessing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): a Descriptive Study
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2021 Background Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is an end-of-life option for Canadians accounting for 2% of all deaths in Canada in 2019. Adults over 80 years old represent a significant proportion of these deaths, yet little is known about how they ...
Debbie Selby, Brandon Chan, Amy Nolen
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Medical assistance in dying revisited
Canadian Family Physician, 2021 ![Figure][1] ![Figure][1] Dear Colleagues, Bill C-7 was passed in March 2021.[1][2] This bill amends the Criminal Code with respect to medical assistance in dying (MAID) and eliminates the 10-day waiting period when death is imminent; introduces a 90-day waiting period when death ...
Francine, Lemire, Eric J, Mang
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Association of socioeconomic status with medical assistance in dying: a case–control analysis
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives Economic constraints are a common explanation of why patients with low socioeconomic status tend to experience less access to medical care. We tested whether the decreased care extends to medical assistance in dying in a healthcare system with
Deva Thiruchelvam +3 more
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for patients with depression. Thought-provoking remarks [PDF]
, 2020 Euthanasia and medical assistance in dying entail daunting ethical and moral challenges, in addition to a host of medical and clinical issues, which are further complicated in cases of patients whose decision-making skills have been negatively affected ...
Bersani, G +3 more
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Where Do I Go to Wait? Ethical Considerations During the 90 Day Reflection Period for MAiD
Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2023 Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation changed in 2021; persons without a reasonably foreseeable natural death (RFND) could now be eligible for MAID and would have to wait at least 90 days before their intervention.
Kesi Disha +3 more
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Nursing and euthanasia : a narrative review of the nursing ethics literature [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as euthanasia or assisted suicide, is expanding internationally. Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia.
Burgess, Michael +7 more
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American Journal of Bioethics, 2023 Canada and California each introduced legislation to permit medical assistance in dying in June, 2016. Each jurisdiction publishes annual reports on the number of deaths that occurred under their respective legislations in the previous years. The numbers
D. Pullman
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