Ethical arguments against coercing provider participation in MAiD (medical assistance in dying) in Ontario, Canada

Abstract It has historically been a crime in Canada to provide assistance to someone in ending their own life, however, this paradigm was inverted in 2015 when the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled that restrictions on this practice, within certain defined parameters, violated the right to life, l...

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Main Authors: Travis Carpenter, Lucas Vivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-00486-2