Medical assistance in dying: challenges of monitoring the Canadian program

J Kotalik - Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2020 - erudit.org
The Canadian medical assistance in dying (MAID) program, based on an ambitious piece of
legislation and detailed regulations, has failed to provide Canadians with sufficient publicly …

Walking alongside: Views of family members on medical assistance in dying for mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition

H Bastidas-Bilbao, V Stergiopoulos… - Qualitative Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was introduced into Canadian federal legislation in
2016. Mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition (MI-SUMC) is currently …

Medical assistance in dying: patients', families', and health care providers' perspectives on access and care delivery

J Brown, D Goodridge, A Harrison, J Kemp… - Journal of Palliative …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada in 2016. Although
the legislation is federal, each province is responsible for establishing quality care …

Perceptions and intentions toward medical assistance in dying among Canadian medical students

J Falconer, F Couture, KK Demir, M Lang, Z Shefman… - BMC medical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. As of July
2017, approximately 2149 patients have accessed MAID. There remains no national-level …

Performing care: emotion work and 'dignity work' – a joint autoethnography of caring for our mum at the end of life

S Wilkinson, C Wilkinson - Sociology of Health & Illness, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we, twin sisters, present a joint autoethnographic account of providing end of
life care for our mum who had terminal cancer. Using the theoretical framing of performance …

Medical assistance in dying: research directions

S Dierickx, J Cohen - BMJ supportive & palliative care, 2019 - spcare.bmj.com
Euthanasia and assisted suicide, both sometimes referred to as medical assistance in dying
(MAiD), have in recent years become increasingly important concerns for public health and …

'My Advocacy is Not About Me, My Advocacy is About Canadians': A Qualitative Study of how Caregivers and Patients Influence Regulation of Medical Assistance in …

R Jeanneret, E Close, J Downie, L Willmott… - Medical law …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalised federally in Canada after the Supreme
Court decision in Carter v Canada (Attorney General)[2015] 1 SCR 331. The federal …

Professional experiences of formal healthcare providers in the provision of medical assistance in dying (MAiD): A scoping review

V Ward, S Freeman, T Callander… - Palliative & Supportive …, 2021 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThis scoping review describes the existing literature which examines the breadth of
healthcare providers'(HCP's) experiences with the provision of medical assistance in dying …

Common dedication to facilitating good dying experiences: Qualitative study of end-of-life care professionals' attitudes towards voluntary assisted dying

SM Blaschke, P Schofield, K Taylor… - Palliative …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Debate about appropriate and ethically acceptable end-of-life choices is
ongoing, which includes discussion about the legalization of voluntary assisted dying. Given …

Medically assisted dying in Canada:“Beautiful death” is transforming nurses' experiences of suffering

A Bruce, R Beuthin - Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Nurses witness pain and distress up close and consequently experience their
own suffering. A narrative study of Canadian nurses' participating in medical assistance in …