Abstracts
Abstract
Several recent news items discuss cases where medical assistance in dying seems to be sought not because the medical situation is beyond hope despite optimal supports, but rather because supports that could theoretically be available are inaccessible in practice or, if accessible, are apparently insufficient. We discuss these developments.
Keywords:
- medical assistance in dying,
- MAID,
- news reports,
- poverty,
- socioeconomic circumstances,
- Canada
Résumé
Plusieurs articles récents traitent de cas où l’assistance médicale à mourir semble être demandée non pas parce que la situation médicale est sans espoir en dépit d’un soutien optimal, mais plutôt parce que les soutiens qui pourraient théoriquement être disponibles sont inaccessibles dans la pratique ou, s’ils sont accessibles, sont apparemment insuffisants. Nous discutons de ces développements.
Mots-clés :
- aide médicale à mourir,
- AMM,
- reportages,
- pauvreté,
- circonstances socio-économiques,
- Canada
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