Has Stopping Eating and Drinking Become a Path to Assisted Dying?

Jocelyn Downie

Has Stopping Eating and Drinking Become a Path to Assisted Dying?

Jocelyn Downie

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

Can patients, by stopping eating and drinking, make themselves meet the criteria for a “grievous and irremediable medical condition,” the requirement to access MAiD?

Original language	Canadian English
Publication status	Published - Mar. 23 2018

Keywords

MAiD
Assisted Death

Disciplines

Health Law and Policy
Law

Access to Document

https://perma.cc/6RR8-5CRZ

Cite this

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