ArticleNursing inquiry2020
Shades of gray: Conscientious objection in medical assistance in dying.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The Evolving Context of MAID-Related Communications for Registered Nurses in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2024Article
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- Rural healthcare professionals' participation in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): beyond a binary decision.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Conscientious Objection and Other Motivations for Refusal to Treat in Hastened Death: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Ethical Diversity and Practical Uncertainty: A Qualitative Interview Study of Clinicians' Experiences in the Implementation Period Prior to Voluntary Assisted Dying Becoming Available in their Hospital in Victoria, Australia.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2023Article
- Medical assistance in dying and the meaning of care: Perspectives of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2023Article
- Conscientious objection to medical assistance in dying in rural/remote nursing.Nursing ethics · 2021Article
- Nursing and euthanasia: A narrative review of the nursing ethics literature.Nursing ethics · 2020Review
- Shades of gray: Conscientious objection in medical assistance in dying.Nursing inquiry · 2020Article
- But it's legal, isn't it? Law and ethics in nursing practice related to medical assistance in dying.Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2019Article
- Ethical, Policy, and Practice Implications of Nurses' Experiences With Assisted Death: A Synthesis.ANS. Advances in nursing scienceArticle
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Abstract
With the advent of legalized medical assistance in dying [MAiD] in Canada in 2016, nursing is facing intriguing new ethical and theoretical challenges. Among them is the concept of conscientious objection, which was built into the legislation as a safeguard to protect the rights of healthcare workers who feel they cannot participate in something that feels morally or ethically wrong. In this paper, we consider the ethical complexity that characterizes nurses' participation in MAiD and propose strategies to support nurses' moral reflection and imagination as they seek to make sense of their decision to participate or not. Deconstructing the multiple and sometimes conflicting ethical and professional obligations inherent in nursing in such a context, we consider ways in which nurses can sustain their role as critically reflective moral agents within a context of a relational practice, serving the diverse needs of patients, families, and communities, as Canadian society continues to evolve within this new way of engaging with matters of living and dying.
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