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Abstracts
Abstract
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is scheduled to be legalized in Canada as of March 2024 for individuals with mental disorder/illness as their sole underlying medical condition (MAiD MD-SUMC). As guidelines are being developed for the safe and consistent provision of MAiD MD-SUMC, sufficient consideration must be given to the interpretation of ambiguous terminology in current legislation, and to ensuring sound use of acceptable ethics principles in these interpretations.
Keywords:
- ethics,
- (ir)remediability,
- medical assistance in dying,
- MAiD,
- mental illness,
- principlism
Résumé
L’aide médicale à mourir (AMM) devrait être légalisée au Canada à partir de mars 2024 pour les personnes dont la seule condition médicale sous-jacente est un trouble ou une maladie mentale (AMM MM-SCMS). Dans le cadre de l’élaboration de lignes directrices visant à assurer la sécurité et la cohérence de l’AMM MM-SCMS, il convient d’accorder une attention suffisante à l’interprétation de la terminologie ambiguë de la législation actuelle et de veiller à ce que ces interprétations soient fondées sur des principes éthiques acceptables.
Mots-clés :
- éthique,
- (ir)remédiabilité,
- aide médicale à mourir,
- AMM,
- maladie mentale,
- principisme
Appendices
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