Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying - October 25, 2022
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In Committee from the Senate of CanadaSpecial Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying - October 25, 2022
The committee continues to review the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying and their application, including issues involving mature minors, advance requests, mental illness, the state of palliative care in Canada and the protection of Canadians with disabilities.
Dr. Blair Bigham (McMaster University), Sandra Demontigny, Adelina Iftene (law professor), Dr. David Lussier (geriatric physician), Dr. Félix Pageau (geriatrician and researcher) and Dr. Dorothy Pringle (University of Toronto) appear as witnesses.
