Tag Archives: MAiD

In a Nutshell: Correcting the record about medical assistance in dying

May 17, 2022 · by impact ethics · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Law & Policy, MAiD, Mental Health, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Jocelyn Downie clarifies what the Supreme Court of Canada’s Carter decision actually says (and doesn’t say) about advance requests for MAiD and MAiD for psychiatric illness.

Unmuddying the waters of the law and MAiD for mental illness

January 10, 2022 · by impact ethics · in Canada, Canadian Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Law & Policy, MAiD, Mental Health, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Jocelyn Downie rebuts misleading claims about the law and medical assistance in dying for mental illness advanced by psychiatrists Mark Sinyor and Ari Zaretsky in a recent Op-Ed.

MAiD and the Oral Protocol: Time for a Closer Look

November 10, 2021 · by impact ethics · in Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, MAiD, Older Adults, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Daryl Pullman compares the number of deaths due to MAiD in Canada in 2020 to the dramatically lower number that occurred in California under its end-of-life option. He argues for wider use of the oral protocol in Canada.

It’s Good that Bill C-7 Extends MAID to Chronic Sufferers

April 1, 2021 · by impact ethics · in Community, Death & Assisted Dying, Death and Dying, Disability, euthanasia, Law & Policy, Long-Term Care, MAiD, physician-assisted dying, vulnerability

Stuart Chambers points out that expanding access to medical assistance in dying was always about relieving suffering rather than about targeting people with disabilities.