Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1094700ar

Keywords:

irremediability, medical assistance in dying, MAiD, mental health, ethics

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English

Abstract

In this critical commentary, a set of ethical considerations of relevance to the (currently contested) interpretation of irremediability for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in circumstances where the sole-underlying medical condition is a mental health disorder is explored and analyzed. Based on the application of an ethics lens, a practical description of irremediability is proposed for intended use as guidance by Canadian mental health care clinicians, MAiD assessors and providers, and provincial/territorial professional regulatory authorities.

(c) Han Han Li

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Published

2022-12-09

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[1]
Kirby J. Interpreting Irremediability When a Mental Health Disorder is the Sole-qualifying Medical Condition for MAiD. Can. J. Bioeth 2022;5:83-8. https://doi.org/10.7202/1094700ar.

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2022): Open Issue

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Critical commentaries

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Copyright (c) 2022 Jeffrey Kirby

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