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Life at the end of life: beliefs about individual life after death and "good death" models - a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2003
BACKGROUND: Different ideas of "good death" may influence the effectiveness of end-of-life care in patients with different ethos. This study aimed to identify the influence of believing in individual life after death on "good death" models. METHODS: Semi
Boeri, Paolo, Borreani, Claudia, Miccinesi, Guido, Toscani, Franco   +3 more
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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
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Unacknowledged Pain and Disenfranchised Grief: A Narrative Analysis of Physical and Emotional Pain in Complex MAiD Bereavement Stories

Canadian Journal of Pain, 2023
Background Pain can influence an individual’s choice to pursue medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and may also influence how family members experience that decision.
Kristie Serota, Michael Atkinson, Daniel Z Buchman   +2 more
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Referral for medical assistance in dying [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018
Excellent article.[1][1] It seems to me that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is trying to bully and force physicians to endorse an ideology with the threat of job loss, calling it a patient access issue.
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

Provision of medical assistance in dying: a scoping review

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives The purpose of this study is to map the characteristics of the existing medical literature describing the medications, settings, participants and outcomes of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in order to identify knowledge gaps and areas for ...
Carol Saleh, Ian Ball, Max Zworth, Gaelen Kalles, Anatoli Chkaroubo, Mike Kekewich, Paul Q Miller, Marianne Dees, Andrea Frolic, Simon Oczkowski   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The preliminary opinion of Canadian spine surgeons on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID); a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Spine Society (CSS) members

North American Spine Society Journal, 2020
Background: On June 17, 2016, providing medical assistance in dying became legal in Canada. This controversial change has had reverberating implications for the entire medical community. This is especially true for physicians that regularly deal with end-
Erika Leck, Sean Christie, Tricia Barry, Sean Barry   +3 more
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News media coverage of euthanasia: A content analysis of Dutch national newspapers [PDF]

, 2013
© 2013 Rietjens et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Kouwenhoven, PSC, Raijmakers, NJH, Rietjens, JAC, Seale, C, Trappenburg, M, van Delden, JJM, van der Heide, A, van Thiel, GJMW   +7 more
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How does Medical Assistance in Dying affect end-of-life care planning discussions? Experiences of Canadian multidisciplinary palliative care providers

Palliative Care and Social Practice, 2021
Background: More than a dozen countries have now legalized some form of assisted dying, and additional jurisdictions are considering similar legislations or expanding eligibility criteria.
Anita Ho, Joshua S. Norman, Soodabeh Joolaee, Kristie Serota, Louise Twells, Leeroy William   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

MAiD and the Death of Dignity

Canadian Journal of Bioethics
The concept of human dignity figures prominently in discussions about medical assistance in dying. Yet the notion of ‘dignity’ is often ambiguous.
Daryl Pullman
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