An Ethics Framework for Medical Assistance in Dying: Supporting Ethical Decision-Making in the Practice of MAiD.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents an Ethics Framework for MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) to support the integration of evidence-informed, values-based, inclusive and transparent ethical decision-making into everyday MAiD practice. As with other areas of clinical practice, ethical decision-making is an intrinsic part of MAiD. While clinicians connected to academic medical centers or large hospitals may have access to the expertise of an ethicist, those working independently, or in community-based, rural or remote settings may wrestle with ethical issues alone. Without a process to guide ethical reflection and analysis, clinicians navigating complex MAiD cases risk moral distress and uncertainty, and may inadvertently make decisions that are biased, narrow or ill-informed. The proposed Ethics Framewor

SUBMITTER: Frolic AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918509 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature