Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My questions are for Dr. Shaw and are about prisoners.
I'm going to ask you several questions, and I ask that you take the time you need to answer them.
As we know, prisoners live in a closed and monitored environment. Does this affect the professional's assessment and the patient's choice? Does it affect the voluntary aspect of requesting medical assistance in dying?
How can a physician assess a patient in this monitored environment? Where does one draw the line in terms of confidentiality of medical information?
Which physicians assess detained patients and provide medical assistance in dying? In other words, are independent outside physicians used or do the correctional facility's physicians do it?
Please go ahead, Dr. Shaw.