Tag Archives: MAiD

More Canadian Psychiatrists Respond: No MAiD For Mental Illness

November 28, 2023 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, MAiD, Mental Health, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

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

June 28, 2023 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, disabilities, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, Social Justice, vulnerability

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

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.

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