Patients' rights to access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) trumps the religious rights of
physicians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—or so says the Ontario …

E850 CMAJ| JUNE 26, 2017| VOLUME 189| ISSUE 25 follow suit as a first step in reducing
the burden on all physicians, whether they are conscientious objectors or not. As a …

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) became legal in Canada in June 2016. Since that time,
many health-care practitioners and health-care institutions have undertaken to provide it …

Medical aid in dying (MAID) is legal in eleven US jurisdictions representing one-fourth of the
US population, but despite its legality, MAID is practically available to only a subset of …

Canada is six years into a new era of legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The law
continues to evolve, following a pattern in which Canadian courts rule that legal restrictions …

The legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada has created many
logistical challenges for institutions and health care providers. In a country where diversity is …

On Feb. 6, 2016, it is likely to become legal in Canada for a physician to aid a patient in
dying. For physicians who believe this is a compassionate change in the law, the remaining …

Palliative care and hospice should be standards of care for seriously ill and dying patients. 1
Most, but not all, suffering can be adequately addressed with the skillful addition of palliative …

Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying Because 18% of the US population
lives in jurisdictions where physician aid in dying is legal, physicians need to anticipate that …

On October 5, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act into law,
thereby legalizing physician aid in dying in California. 1 The significance of this …