书目名称 | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada |
副标题 | Key Multidisciplinar |
编辑 | Jaro Kotalik,David W. Shannon |
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概述 | Provides comprehensive discussion of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program.Seeks to identify gaps in the knowledge about the operation of the MAID program.Responds to broad internati |
丛书名称 | The International Library of Bioethics |
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描述 | .This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and assistance in suicide to over 30,000 Canadian residents, presently representing a 30% annual growth. Looking back on these first five years, the 30 Canadian scholars and clinicians contributing to this volume raise important issues and attempt to answer key questions that have arisen in regards to its operation and its stated objectives. This volume strikes the most appropriate balance between the autonomy of persons who seek medical assistance, versus the interests and protection of vulnerable persons. Finally, the book makes suggestions on how the program can presently be improved. It identifies gaps in knowledge about MAID’s operational program and its impact on individuals, families and society in order to stimulate the necessary research that is essential to the evolution of a healthy and well-balanced program. As a first, comprehensive examination of medically assisted deaths in Ca |
出版日期 | Book 2023 |
关键词 | Euthanasia and Freedom of Conscience; Medical Assistance in Dying; Euthanasia in Canada; Euthanasia and |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30002-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-30004-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-30002-8Series ISSN 2662-9186 Series E-ISSN 2662-9194 |
issn_series | 2662-9186 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |