Death Pluralism?
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Anthony Sangiuliano comments on the limits of accommodating pluralism in the legal definition of death. ________________________________________________ Debates about medical assistance in dying concern whether you should get to decide when you will die. But do you also get to decide when you’re dead? Is whether your life has ceased up to you, or is it ..read more
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Reconciling MAiD and Hospice Care in Rural Ontario
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Laurie Aston examines the ethical tensions arising from disparities in access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and hospice palliative care in rural Ontario, focusing on how systemic barriers challenge informed and equitable end-of-life decision-making. __________________________________________ The increasing availability of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada offers patients new end-of-life care options. However, in ..read more
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MAiD in Canada: A Sober Second Look
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8M ago
Daryl Pullman announces an international symposium examining Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to be hosted by the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics. __________________________________________ At a recent international bioethics conference in Montreal, sponsored jointly by the Canadian Bioethics Society and the International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation, one of the plenary and several of ..read more
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More Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: No MAiD For Mental Illness
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1y ago
A group of Canadian psychiatrists, including those who have been involved with medical assistance in dying (MAiD), several University and Hospital Department Chairs and several past Canadian Psychiatric Association presidents respond to a recent piece in Impact Ethics that criticized calls to exclude patients with mental health disorders. __________________________________________ A recent piece, “Canadian Psychiatrists Respond ..read more
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Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: MAiD and Mental Disorders
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1y ago
A group of Canadian psychiatrists involved with medical assistance in dying respond to calls to exclude patients with mental health disorders. __________________________________________ A recent editorial published in the Globe and Mail suggested “it’s time to take a step back on assisted death” (4 November 2023) and various other publications have started to jump on and ..read more
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In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD and Mature Minors
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1y ago
Constance MacIntosh outlines the recommendations of the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with respect to mature minors accessing MAiD. __________________________________________ In February 2023 the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying released its report. One of their mandates was to assess whether to extend medical assistance in dying ..read more
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Moral and Intellectual Gymnastics in Defense of Canada’s Out-of-Control MAiD Regime
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1y ago
Daryl Pullman examines a recent article that defends expanded eligibility for medical assistance in dying on questionable grounds of autonomy and harm reduction. __________________________________________ Imagine you are a parent and a ruthless criminal has taken you and your child hostage. The criminal offers you a tragic choice. She will let either you or your child ..read more
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In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD Tackles Disability
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1y ago
Eric Mathison summarizes the final report of the federal Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) as it relates to disability. __________________________________________ No currently legal form of medical assistance in dying has received more attention than cases involving people with disabilities whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable. When MAiD first became legal, the ..read more
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In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD and Advance Requests
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2y ago
Timothy Holland summarizes the recently released Special Joint Parliamentary report on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) as it applies to advance requests for MAiD. __________________________________________ On February 15, the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) released their long-anticipated report, “Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Choices for Canadians.” The report provides a ..read more
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Turning Human Rights Upside Down with Advance Requests for MAID
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2y ago
Trudo Lemmens shows how proposals to expand advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) ignore the Supreme Court’s restraint reflected in the Carter decision and reverse constitutional and human rights norms. __________________________________________ While a federal Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying is still supposed to be exploring whether offering MAID based on ..read more
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