Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I don't know whether I should answer the previous question about evidence. In my brief, I cited the study by Ms. de Boer and the Council of Canadian Academies, which reviewed the scientific case literature. It includes the case of the person I spoke about earlier, in the Netherla

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I am not opposed to it, because advance medical directives are the law. So I have to follow them. I comply with the law, but I still believe that we have to avoid including medical assistance in dying in directives that are so coercive, legally speaking. In my opinion, there is n

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That's right. I want to add, however, that death in itself, not providing care, not using heroic measures or providing futile care, doesn't cause me any problems. Passive euthanasia, supporting people in death while respecting their dignity, is not a problem for me. I find that

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  No, I don't practice it.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  It's interesting that you asked me the question, because I had a discussion about this today with my nurse. Her work consists of looking after people with dementia. Her argument was that we don't have adequate care. She doesn't want to depend on malevolent people, who are sometim

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  You are correct that Kant based autonomy on the concept of dignity and human value. They are two slightly different concepts. Autonomy is the rational capacity to make one's own decisions, but benevolence is not necessarily aligned with autonomy. Some authors do say that it is ma

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  There is a logical problem in what you're saying. When a person gets to the point of requesting medical assistance in dying, autonomy is no longer being exercised. Even if they made a previous guide, the benevolence and choice of other people is all that applies for us, unfortuna

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  In fact, most of the time, advance medical directives are difficult to apply, given that when they are prepared the person is not necessarily given guidance. The context is then hard to apply. When the requests are made, we often hear much more what the family is telling us. A s

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for your question. That was part of the last section of my brief. I didn't have the time to read it all, because of the stress. I'm sorry. Regarding autonomy, it must actually be exercised in context. We need the context, we need to know who is involved in the decisio

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Good evening. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to make this presentation. I am going to read the main points in my brief. Some Canadian and Quebec organizations are suggesting that medical assistance in dying for people with major neurocognitive impairments could relieve