USF-LVHN SELECT
The Right to Life, and Death: A Health Equity Approach to Canada's Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying for Individuals With Mental Disorder(s).
Publication/Presentation Date
2-13-2025
Abstract
Canadian medical assistance in dying (MAID) is positioned to expand to allow voluntary euthanasia for individuals with mental disorders as their sole underlying condition(s) (MAID-MD-SUMC) by 2027. As governments consider this type of legislation, thoughtful critique of proposed eligibility criteria is imperative in order to consider potential consequences that may follow expansion of current policies guiding end-of-life care. As MAID-MD-SUMC enters another phase of revision, we propose two critical consideration: (1) the need to define a comprehensive, empirical basis for the "irremediability" of psychiatric disorders and (2) a more comprehensive consideration of the inextricable links between an individual's surrounding environment, socioeconomic factors, access to healthcare and outcomes resulting from treatment of mental health disorders.
First Page
302228251318414
Last Page
302228251318414
ISSN
1541-3764
Published In/Presented At
Bojkovic, K., Jupudi, R., Bojkovic, M., & Bossarte, R. (2025). The Right to Life, and Death: A Health Equity Approach to Canada's Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying for Individuals With Mental Disorder(s). Omega, 302228251318414. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251318414
Disciplines
Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
39946619
Department(s)
USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article
