Category physician-assisted dying

Moral and Intellectual Gymnastics in Defense of Canada’s Out-of-Control MAiD Regime

May 19, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman examines a recent article that defends expanded eligibility for medical assistance in dying on questionable grounds of autonomy and harm reduction.

In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD Tackles Disability

May 11, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Eric Mathison summarizes the final report of the federal Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) as it relates to disability.

In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD tackles Mental Disorders

March 24, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Jocelyn Downie summarizes the federal Special Joint Committee’s report as it relates to medical assistance in dying for mental disorders as the sole underlying medical condition, and raises concerns about the politically partisan nature of the dissenting opinions.

In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD and Advance Requests

March 10, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

Timothy Holland summarizes the recently released Special Joint Parliamentary report on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) as it applies to advance requests for MAiD.

Turning Human Rights Upside Down with Advance Requests for MAID

June 8, 2022 · by · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Community, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Human Rights, Law & Policy, MAiD, Mental Health, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

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.

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