Tag Archives: MAiD
Reconciling MAiD and Hospice Care in Rural Ontario
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.
MAiD in Canada: A Sober Second Look
Daryl Pullman announces an international symposium examining Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada to be hosted by the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics.
More Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: No MAiD For Mental Illness
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.
In a Nutshell: The Special Joint Committee on MAiD and Mature Minors
Constance MacIntosh outlines the recommendations of the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with respect to mature minors accessing MAiD.
Moral and Intellectual Gymnastics in Defense of Canada’s Out-of-Control MAiD Regime
Daryl Pullman examines a recent article that defends expanded eligibility for medical assistance in dying on questionable grounds of autonomy and harm reduction.
Impact Ethics 