Determining intolerable suffering in the context of advance requests for medical assistance in dying
Abstract
Key points Since Oct. 30, 2024, physicians and nurse practitioners in Quebec can administer medical assistance in dying (MAiD) under an advance request. The provincial legislation passed in June 2023[1][1] allows patients with a disease leading to incapacity to draft an advance request for MAiD,
Fields of Study & Subjects
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Health
Medicine and Society
Ethics in medical practice
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Publisher
- CMA Impact Inc.
- Volume
- 198
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- E16–E20
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN