Physicians’ moral distinctions between medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study

Abstract Background Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada following the Carter v. Canada ruling of 2015. In spite of legalization, the ethics of MAiD remain contentious. The bioethical literature has attempted to differentiate MAiD from withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (WLT...

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Published in:BMC Medical Ethics
Main Authors: Midori Matthew, Kieran Bonner, Andrew Stumpf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Subjects:
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
Withdrawing life-sustaining treatment
Qualitative study
Bioethics
Physician perspectives
Canada
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01176-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01176-7

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