ReviewMedicine, health care, and philosophy2019
The spectrum of end of life care: an argument for access to medical assistance in dying for vulnerable populations.
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- Society is for the Living: Disability, Unthinkable Lives, and MAID.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
- Professional identity and moral agency in palliative care: A review.Nursing ethics · 2026Review
- The Discourse of Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Relationship With Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Do Socioeconomic Factors Influence Knowledge, Attitudes, and Representations of End-of-Life Practices? A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of palliative care · 2025Article
- Contemplating the Impacts of Canadian Healthcare Institutions That Refuse to Provide Medical Assistance in Dying: A Framework-Based Discussion of Potential Health Access Implications.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2023Article
- Institutional Resistance to Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Arguments and Realities Emerging in the Public Domain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Medical assistance in dying and the meaning of care: Perspectives of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic Status and Medical Assistance in Dying: A Regional Descriptive Study.Journal of palliative care · 2022Article
- The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Experiences of healthcare providers with eligible patients' loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying.Palliative care and social practice · 2022Article
- Association of socioeconomic status with medical assistance in dying: a case-control analysis.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Hospice care providers experiences of grappling with medical assistance in dying in a hospice setting: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC palliative care · 2021Article
- Economic Theory and Medical Assistance in Dying.Applied health economics and health policy · 2021Article
- Too much safety? Safeguards and equal access in the context of voluntary assisted dying legislation.BMC medical ethics · 2020Article
- Early experience with medical assistance in dying in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2020Article
- Framework for Patient and Informal Caregiver Participation in Research (PAICPAIR): Part 1.ANS. Advances in nursing scienceArticle
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Abstract
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized by the Supreme Court of Canada in June 2016 and became a legal, viable end of life care (EOLC) option for Canadians with irremediable illness and suffering. Much attention has been paid to the balance between physicians' willingness to provide MAiD and patients' legal right to request medically assisted death in certain circumstances. In contrast, very little attention has been paid to the challenge of making MAiD accessible to vulnerable populations. The purpose of this paper was to examine the extant literature and resources that are available on the provision of MAiD in Canada. We found that the provision of EOLC in Canada offers insufficient access to palliative and EOLC options for Canadians and that vulnerable Canadians experience disproportional barriers to accessing these already limited resources. Consequently, we argue that palliative care, hospice care and MAiD must be considered a spectrum of EOLC that is inclusive and accessible to all Canadians. We conclude by imploring Canadian healthcare professionals, policy makers and legislators to consider MAiD as a viable EOLC option for all Canadians.
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