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Where Do I Go to Wait? Ethical Considerations During the 90 Day Reflection Period for MAiD

Authors :
Kesi Disha
Andria Bianchi
Ruby Shanker
Nikolija Lukich
Source :
Canadian Journal of Bioethics, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Programmes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal, 2023.

Abstract

Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation changed in 2021; persons without a reasonably foreseeable natural death (RFND) could now be eligible for MAID and would have to wait at least 90 days before their intervention. This legislative change caused a new ethically complex question to arise, which we explore in this commentary, namely: Where should individuals without a RFND wait (for 90 days) in a publicly funded health system?

Details

Language :
English, French
ISSN :
25614665
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Bioethics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6299d2ecaee4812858005df138dffd1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7202/1098559ar