What Critics of Feds’ Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying Overlook

Jocelyn Downie

What Critics of Feds’ Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying Overlook

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Abstract

Given the swirl of misinformation about changes to Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying, Canadians could be forgiven for thinking that we are hurtling at breakneck speed down a slippery slope ignoring the voices and putting in peril the lives of persons with disabilities. However, that is far from the truth.

Original language	Canadian English
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2021

Keywords

MAiD
Healthcare
End of Life Care
Canada

Disciplines

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

UN SDGs

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

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What Critics of Feds’ Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying Overlook

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