Medical Aid in Dying
Information on Bill 52
Canadian Medical Association: National dialogue on end-of-life care
Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians
News from CMAJ
Doctors take lead in preparing for assisted dying law
Rights may conflict with assisted-dying ruling
More palliative care specialists is not enough
Euthanasia: discussion before decision
Conscience should guide doctors at end-of-life
Opportune timing for palliative care specialty designation
Quebec's amended end-of-life law set for vote
Quebec passes right-to-die law
Canada needs a "dialogue about death," says CMA president
CMA delegates defer call for national discussion of medically assisted death
Doctors, patients urged to discuss advanced care plans
Quebec's end-of-life bill makes palliative care more transparent
Too many patients with cancer die in acute care hospitals despite palliative options: report
Line between acts and omissions blurred, euthanasia critics argue
National standards urged for end-of-life care providers and facilities
Palliative care training substandard
Legal ambiguities surround authority to make end-of-life decisions
CMAJ Blogs
Physician-aided death in Canada: the gavel has fallen
Research, opinion and clinical information from CMAJ
Opinion
Medical aid in dying: What matters most?
Physician-assisted death: time to move beyond Yes or No
Choosing when and how to die: Are we ready to perform therapeutic homicide?
Personalizing prognosis in a patient with serious illness
Enhancing the quality of end-of-life care in Canada
Preferences for end-of-life care for children with cancer
Time to move on from the euthanasia debate
Looking for options at the end of the day
Research and analysis
Cost analysis of medical aid in dying in Canada
Physician-assisted deaths under the euthanasia law in Belgium: a population-based survey
The role of nurses in physician-assisted deaths in Belgium
Considerations of physicians about the depth of palliative sedation at the end of life
Practice and review
Just ask: discussing goals of care with patients in hospital with serious illness
Humanities
Books: Helping certain patients end their lives
Essay: Conversations on dying: giving a family member the last word