Abstracts
Abstract
The recent passing of Bill C-7 has placed Advance Requests for MAID (ARMs) on Canada’s legislative agenda. We discuss how ARMs may create ethical and practical challenges for Canadian medical practice.
Keywords:
- medical assistance in dying,
- advanced healthcare directives,
- advanced requests,
- Canadian health law,
- capacity,
- consent,
- best interests
Résumé
L’adoption récente du projet de loi C-7 a placé les directives anticipées d’aide médicale à mourir à l’ordre du jour législatif du Canada. Nous discutons de la façon dont ces directives anticipées peuvent créer des défis éthiques et pratiques pour la pratique médicale canadienne.
Mots-clés :
- aide médicale à mourir,
- directives anticipées en matière de soins de santé,
- demandes préalables,
- droit canadien de la santé,
- capacité,
- consentement,
- meilleurs intérêts
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