Physician-Assisted Dying committee  It's not quite as comfortable, but hospital institutions, like many institutions, have missions, visions, values, and statements. If they're an ethical, robust organization, their values ought to drive their strategic plan and how they roll out their policies and provide their se

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Referrals or transfers take place at two different levels. One is between the attending physicians for the patient, and another may take place between institutions. The one between physicians is not so problematic, other than firmly requiring a timely transfer. These requirements

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Exactly. That's why I think we shouldn't allow that. This helps to justify the federal government taking a stand to help ensure access all the way across. Canadians who are eligible in the public health care system ought to be able to receive it where they live.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  The system ought to provide it. If it's the right of Canadians to receive access to physician-assisted dying, then I would like the federal legislation to require provinces and territories to make it available where people live in each province and territory. I think we have to c

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes. Absolutely.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I don't think there should be a requirement for an ethics consult by a single consultant or a committee on every occasion. These resources ought to be available, to be sought when things are particularly difficult, but I would not want it to gum up the process by being added in.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  The reporting of those who request and complete death via physician-assisted dying should include statistics about gender, for sure. We're certainly aware that the population is aging, and women tend to live longer than men and tend to live poorer than men in terms of their resou

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  These are my personal recommendations.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Of course, in some ways they seem equivalent in principle; however, no, they're different. Palliative sedation or continuous sedation till death—there are various terms that talk about it—is an accepted practice within the standard of care in certain circumstances. Basically,

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I was there until recently. I'm full time at McGill now. Thank you. The committee asked us to provide very concrete recommendations, specifically on the areas, as Derryck Smith mentioned, of eligibility criteria, processes, and rules and regulations for health care professionals