An Indefensible Amendment to Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation

Jocelyn Downie

An Indefensible Amendment to Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation

Jocelyn Downie

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Abstract

In a mere 18 words, the federal government has introduced an amendment to Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation that is discriminatory, stigmatizing and simultaneously overbroad and impermissibly vague and arbitrary. Furthermore, it is logically incoherent and takes away access to MAiD that is available under the current law.

Original language	Canadian English
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty

Keywords

MAiD
Healthcare Policy
End of Life Care
Mental Illness

Disciplines

Disability Law
Health Law and Policy
Law
Law and Politics
Law and Society
Legislation
Medical Jurisprudence

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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2020/an-indefensible-amendment-to-medical-assistance-in-dying-legislation/

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An Indefensible Amendment to Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation

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