MAiD Process
Who can administer MAiD?
Nurse practitioners or physicians
When was MAID legalized in Canada?
June 2016
What is a conscientious objection?
This is a healthcare professional's right to refuse to participate in a procedure, such as MAiD, if it goes against their personal morals and beliefs.
True or False
Yukon Territories is the province/ territory with the lowest percentage of MAID in Canada
True
True or False: Euthanasia is legal in most of the United States of America?
FALSE: it is currently legal in 10/50 states
What is advanced consent?
An “advanced consent agreement” allows patients whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable to retain their ability to receive medical assistance in dying if they should happen to lose capacity to consent after they have been approved, but before it is provided.
When will the eligibility in circumstances where a person's sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness be revised?
March 17, 2027
Name 2 reasons why healthcare professionals and the public are PRO MAiD.
1) Promotes patient autonomy
2) Allows for advocacy of end of life rights for vulnerable populations
3) Access to MAiD, even if not provided, allows for exploration of options/alternatives
True or False
Since 2019, there has been a consistent trend of more males than females receiving MAID.
True
Name at least 2 of the considerations for Step 5 (Apply Ethical Theory) of Curtin's 6 Step's to Ethical Decision Making
1) Current practice standards
2) Code of ethics
3) Legal obligations
4) Documentation/accountability
List three things that clients must be to be eligible for MAiD.
The law states that to be eligible for medical assistance in dying, the patient must meet the following criteria:
be capable of making decisions about their health
be at least 18 years of age
have a grievous and irremediable medical condition
voluntarily request medical assistance in dying (in particular, not as a result of external
pressure)
give informed consent to receive medical assistance in dying after they were informed
of treatments available to relieve their suffering, including palliative care
be eligible to receive health services funded by a government in Canada.
When was the Bill C-7 passed?
March 17, 2021
What are the three reasons CAMH recommends against MAiD for mental health?
1) Lack of evidence and practice standards for assessing eligibility
2) Canada’s healthcare system is not ready for this change - there is a lack of resources to address increasing MAiD requests
3) Difficulty assessing and differentiating between suicidal ideations and requests for MAiD
Fill in the blank:
There has been a ___ increase of MAID provisions since 2021.
31.2%
Name all 6 steps of Curtin's 6 Steps to Ethical Decision Making
1) Perception of the problem
2) Identification of ethical components
3) Clarification of people involved
4) Exploration of options
5) Apply Ethical theory
6) Resolution
What constitutes a grievous and irremediable medical condition?
The law defines a patient as having a grievous and irremediable medical condition only if:
they have a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability
they are in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability
that illness, disease, disability or state of decline causes them enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to them and cannot be relieved under conditions that they consider acceptable.
What is the main difference between Bill C-14 and Bill C-7?
The revised bill includes two seat of safeguards for those whose natural death is foreseeable and for those whose death is not reasonably foreseeable
In the case of Kiano Vaefian, Dr. Tepper offered to complete MAiD after completing a quick assessment via whatsapp/facetime/zoom. Is this allowed? Why/why not?
No, this is not an efficient assessment. In Kiano’s case, death is NOT reasonably foreseeable, therefore essential safeguards such as the 90 day assessment, approval by a secondary practitioner, and independent witness are required in this process.
1. Quebec
2. Ontario
3. British Columbia
Name at least 1 of the 2 countries that were first to legalize euthanasia.
1) Belgium (2002)
2) The Netherlands (2002)