We also heard from palliative care physicians, one of whom stressed that they are there to provide medically assisted life, and that they would make sure that patients have the full understanding of all options available to them to carry that life through to its natural end.
I'm wondering what your opinion is of someone who, through their own free will, enters palliative care, but then maybe decides, “This course of care is no longer for me. I wish to now access medical assistance in dying.” Do you think that the physicians who work in the palliative care world should have some kind of transition plan or be asked to respect the patient's wishes? Do you have any views on that?