Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD
In this critical commentary, a set of ethical considerations of relevance to the (currently contested) interpretation of irremediability for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in circumstances where the sole-underlying medical condition is a mental health disorder is explored and analyzed. Based on...
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2022-12-01
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In this critical commentary, a set of ethical considerations of relevance to the (currently contested) interpretation of irremediability for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in circumstances where the sole-underlying medical condition is a mental health disorder is explored and analyzed. Based on the application of an ethics lens, a practical description of irremediability is proposed for intended use as guidance by Canadian mental health care clinicians, MAiD assessors and providers, and provincial/territorial professional regulatory authorities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0786768b25864427881b115e6b2e9a832022-12-22T02:59:24ZengProgrammes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de MontréalCanadian Journal of Bioethics2561-46652022-12-015410.7202/1094700arInterpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiDJeffrey Kirby0Department of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada In this critical commentary, a set of ethical considerations of relevance to the (currently contested) interpretation of irremediability for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in circumstances where the sole-underlying medical condition is a mental health disorder is explored and analyzed. Based on the application of an ethics lens, a practical description of irremediability is proposed for intended use as guidance by Canadian mental health care clinicians, MAiD assessors and providers, and provincial/territorial professional regulatory authorities. https://cjb-rcb.ca/index.php/cjb-rcb/article/view/553irremediabilitymedical assistance in dyingMAiDmental healthethics |
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| title | Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD |
| title_full | Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD |
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| title_short | Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD |
| title_sort | interpreting irremediability when a mental health disorder is the sole qualifying medical condition for maid |
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