First, Do No Harm: New Canadian Law Allows for Assisted Suicide for Patients with Psychiatric Disorders.
Autor: | Komrad, Mark S. |
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Zdroj: | Psychiatric Times; Jun2021, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p1-11, 3p |
Abstrakt: | The author comments on the passage of a law in Canada that allows for assisted suicide for patients with psychiatric disorders who find their conditions unbearable. Topics covered include the evolution of Bill C-14, a law permitting medical euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, together known as Medical Aid In Dying (MAID), the objections to psychiatrist-assisted suicide in Canada, and concluding thoughts to Bill C-7 and similar laws. |
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