Background: Medical Assistance in Dying comprises interventions that can be provided by
medical practitioners to cause death of a person at their request if they meet predefined …

Objective: To survey amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) health care providers to determine
attitudes regarding physician-assisted death (PAD) after the Supreme Court of Canada …

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is an important policy and practice issue, and physicians
play an instrumental role in accessing this service, therefore, it is vital to understand the …

An interpretative phenomenological approach with a purposive sample of 3 men and 3
women was employed to explore the meaning of health and help-seeking behaviours of …

Although Downar and colleagues1 present a very detailed examination of many of the
issues involved in our growing national examination of how Canadians expect to manage …

Why are Downar and colleagues 1 so coy? Why not write in plain English? They come down
squarely in favour of physician-assisted death, but don't most physicians already assist in …

People die every minute in Canada, but how they die has become increasingly contentious
as the demand for physician-assisted death and euthanasia has become louder and more …

I am concerned that Downar and colleagues 1 don't challenge the assumption that
physicians would be the assistants in assisted death. Why assume that doctors could best …

As the authors note, last August the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) voted against a
change in its policy, which opposes physician-assisted death. The CMA's blog on this issue …

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professionals to their ethical, legal and professional duties to patients. Bright2 is particularly …