Practitioners' experiences with 2021 amendments to Canada's medical assistance in dying law: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2016, Canada joined the growing number of jurisdictions to legalize medical assistance in dying (MAiD), when the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Carter v Canada took effect and the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-14. Five years later, Bill C-7 introduced several significant amendments. These included removing the 'reasonably foreseeable natural death' requirement (an aspect that was widely debated) and introducing the final consent waiver. Since Bill C-7 is so new, very little research has investigated its operation in practice.

Objectives

This study investigates the experiences of MAiD assessors and providers regarding the Bill C-7 amendments. It explores implications for understanding and improving regulatory reform and implementation.

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SUBMITTER: Close E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750527 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature