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Perceptions and intentions toward medical assistance in dying among Canadian medical students

BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
Background Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. As of July 2017, approximately 2149 patients have accessed MAID. There remains no national-level data on the perspectives of future physicians about MAID or its changing legal
James Falconer, Félix Couture, Koray K. Demir, Michael Lang, Zachary Shefman, Mark Woo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical assistance in dying: A gendered issue in Canada?

Spectrum, 2020
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) remains a controversial topic in Canada despite its legalization in 2015. Opponents of MAiD legislation often cite ‘pro-life’ or ‘pro-choice’ arguments which emphasize the value of human life.
Freya Hammond-Thrasher
doaj   +1 more source

Externalist argument against medical assistance in dying for psychiatric illness [PDF]

, 2023
Medical assistance in dying, which includes voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide, is legally permissible in a number of jurisdictions, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada.
Maung, Hane Htut
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In a Nutshell: The Continuing Saga of Canada\u27s Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation

, 2021
They’ve done it again. Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) law just changed as Parliament passed Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).
Downie, Jocelyn
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MAiD in Canada: Ethical Considerations in Medical Assistance in Dying

Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2021
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is unique among the arsenal of medical therapeutics though it does return us to a dilemma Hippocrates addressed 2400 years ago.
William Robert Nielsen
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For, against, and beyond: healthcare professionals' positions on Medical Assistance in Dying in Spain. [PDF]

BMC Med Ethics
Background In 2021, Spain became the first Southern European country to grant and provide the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide. According to the law, the State has the obligation to ensure its access through the health services, which ...
Parra Jounou I, Triviño-Caballero R, Cruz-Piqueras M.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background Voluntary assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the first Australian state to permit this practice, in 2019 via the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic).
Ben P. White, Ruthie Jeanneret, Eliana Close, Lindy Willmott   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corrigendum: Medical Assistance in Dying in Quebec: A Continuum Between Teams’ Accountability and Interdisciplinary Support Groups’ Assumption of Responsibility [PDF]

International Journal of Public Health
Catherine Perron, Catherine Perron, Eric Racine, Eric Racine, Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Marie-Eve Bouthillier   +5 more
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Medical assistance in dying: research directions [PDF]

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2019
Euthanasia and assisted suicide, both sometimes referred to as medical assistance in dying (MAiD), have in recent years become increasingly important concerns for public health and for end-of-life care. In a context of increased life expectancy, protracting illness trajectories before death and changing discourses around patient autonomy, dignity and ...
Sigrid Dierickx, Joachim Cohen
openaire   +2 more sources

A qualitative study of experiences of institutional objection to medical assistance in dying in Canada: ongoing challenges and catalysts for change

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background In June 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD). From the outset, some healthcare institutions (including faith-based and non-faith-based hospitals, hospices, and residential aged care facilities) have refused to allow ...
Eliana Close, Ruthie Jeanneret, Jocelyn Downie, Lindy Willmott, Ben P White   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source