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Paediatric euthanasia in Canada: New challenges for end of life care.
- Source :
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Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088) . Apr/May2021, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p79-81. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Canadians are looking to expand their Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program to include mature minors. Yet, little evidence exists to support this expansion. The Council of Canadian Academies released a report in December 2018 indicating that little is known about how mature minors make meaning of end of life care. To address this knowledge gap, research is needed to understand how mature minors make meaning of the dying process in the first place. Since social perceptions drive Canadian health care, practice, and end of life mentalities, the question that needs to be asked is: What is the Canadian perception of a good death for mature minors? To answer this question it is first necessary to examine the meaning that death and dying hold for mature minors, as voiced by mature minors themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EUTHANASIA
*PALLIATIVE treatment
*ATTITUDES toward death
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 12057088
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149400657
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaa051