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Plagued to Death by Ableism: What the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Expansion of Eligibility for MAID Reveal About the Lethal Dangers of Medical and Systemic Ableism in Canada

Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2023
In this paper, I draw on my research and experience as a disability ethics educator and advocate in order to demonstrate that both Canada’s COVID-19 response and its expansion of eligibility for MAID are symptoms of the medical and systemic ableism that
Heidi Janz
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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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Medical Assistance in Dying in Oncology Patients: A Canadian Academic Hospital’s Experience

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legislatively enacted in Canada in June 2016. Most studies of patients who received MAID grouped patients with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses.
Tony Liu, Wei Liu, Aaron Leung, Sangyang Jia, Patsy Lee, Luke Liu, Adam Mutsaers, Sue Miller, Kimia Honarmand, Shiraz Malik, Melody Qu, Ian Ball   +11 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
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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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The realities of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

Palliative and Supportive Care, 2023
AbstractIn 2015, the Canadian Supreme Court declared that an absolute Criminal Code prohibition on assisted suicide and euthanasia was unconstitutional. In response, the Canadian parliament enacted Bill C-14 in 2016 permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia for the end-of-life context, which it termed “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD).
Ramona Coelho, John Maher, K. Sonu Gaind, Trudo Lemmens   +3 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Legal and Practical Contours [PDF]

, 1993
This paper considers current medical and legal perspectives on patients\u27 right to assistance in dying. In highlighting the competing policy objectives that must be resolved, it examines failed legislative initiatives in Washington and California.
Dangelantonio, Anthony J.
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How the mass media report social statistics: A case study concerning research on end-of-life decisions [PDF]

, 2010
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Social Science & Medicine. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural ...
Bauman, Bell, Best, Best, Best, Boyce, Cicourel, Clive Seale, Deacon, Entwistle, Fenton, Fenton, Galtung, Gorer, Harcup, Hausmann, Jackson, Kitzinger, Kitzinger, Kuhse, Langer, Lewis, McInerney, McInerney, McInerney, Mellor, Nelkin, Osborne, Pollock, Rietjens, Schmierbach, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Signorielli, Sparks, Sykes, van der Heide, van der Maas, Wakefield, Williams   +44 more
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Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
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