Background: Bill C-14, the legislation that legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in
Canada in 2016, outlines eligibility criteria and includes both a mandated 10-day reflection …

Under Bill C-14, patients who met eligibility requirements were prevented from accessing
medical assistance in dying (MAiD) if they lost decision-making capacity while awaiting …

Background: In June 2016, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-14 decriminalizing
medically assisted death. Increasing numbers of Canadians are accessing medical …

Background Medical aid in dying (MAiD) was introduced in Quebec in 2015. Quebec clinical
guidelines recommend that MAiD be approached as a last resort when other care options …

Objective To determine the level of palliative care involvement before and after medical
assistance in dying (MAID) requests, and to compare the differences between those who …

Background: Under the Canadian Criminal Code, medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
requires that patients give informed consent and that their ability to consent is assessed by 2 …

Background With the enactment of Bill C-7 in Canada in March 2021, people who are
eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), whose death is reasonably foreseeable and …

Background: In Canada, under Bill C-14, patients who met all eligibility requirements were
prevented from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAiD) following their loss of decision …

BACKGROUND: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized across Canada in June
2016. Some have expressed concern that patient requests for MAiD might be driven by poor …

Background: Since legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada on June
17, 2016, there has been limited information regarding how outcomes of those requesting …