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Physician-Assisted Dying committee We say in our report that there are provinces that already have ways of evaluating. When a physician is worried about a patient's competency, they seek other expert opinion. They send the patient on. Where there is a disagreement between the patient and the physician, Ontario has
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee I'm sorry, but what are we leaving in the hands of physicians?
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee Two physicians is what we said, and the eligibility is the Carter decision: a patient has to be diagnosed with a “grievous and irremediable” condition. Physicians make these decisions with their patients every day. Yes, every day physicians are talking to their patients about whe
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee Those are the highlights, but obviously, we're here to answer your questions on anything else as well. Thank you.
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee Thank you for the question. I'll be very blunt. Of course there needs to be better palliative care. There needs to be better access to palliative care. I sometimes think we overstate the lack of palliative care. I was watching some of your panellists from earlier in the week,
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee Yes, there's a lack of strategy. There's a lack of resources, no question.
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor
Physician-Assisted Dying committee Thank you, Jennifer. Again, thank you very much for asking us to be here. I think all of you have the slide deck that was just handed out. The nub of it is on page 6, really, with regard to priorities to raise with the federal government. Jennifer and I will address a couple of
January 26th, 2016Committee meeting
Maureen Taylor