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Physician-assisted dying, or "medical assistance in dying", as it is now known, was decriminalized in certain circumstances as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada's 2015 decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) and implemented through Bill C-14 in 2016. This timely collection of 13 papers, developed out of a national academic symposium held in September 2017, examines the social, ethical and legal implications of the Carter I and Carter II decisions and offer meaningful reflections to the many perplexing questions currently being asked about MAiD. Features
Timely subject matterâ€" serves as a go-to resource for researchers, legal counsel, decision makers, and policy advisers navigating emerging issues related to MAiD
Addresses critical and practical healthcare ethics issues â€" a much needed resource for healthcare administrators for developing ethics protocols
Diverse perspectives from leading authorities â€" offers authoritative review of complicated issues in constitutional, criminal, and health law
The Collection of Papers
PART I: CARTER'S IMPACT ON CANADIAN LEGAL DOCTRINE
Carter: A Stain on Canadian Jurisprudence? â€" Prof. John Keown
Carter and the Unsettling of Stare Decisis - Dr. Dwight Newman
The "Basic Bedford Rule" and Substantive Review of Criminal Law Prohibitions Under Section 7 of the Charter - John Sikkema
PART II: CHARTER IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND INSTITUTIONS
Conscientious Objections to Medical Aid in Dying: Considering How to Manage Claims of Conscience in a Pluralistic Society - Prof. Mary Anne Waldron, Q.C.
The Call in Carter to Interpret Freedom of Conscience - Brian Bird
Autonomy, Complicity, and Conscience: Charter Implications of the ‘Duty to Refer' for Physician-Assisted Suicide â€" Derek Ross
The Right of Religious Hospitals to Refuse Physician-assisted Suicide â€" Barry Bussey
PART III: THE FUTURE OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN CANADA AND SAFEGUARDS MOVING FORWARD
Endgame: Philosophical, Clinical and Legal Distinctions Between Palliative Care and Termination of Life â€" Prof. Mary J. Shariff and Mark Gingerich
Establishing the Right to Palliative Care in Canada â€" David Baker and Geoff Cross
