The law that allows patients to request assistance to end their own life.
Tracks
Requirements
- Eligible for health services funded by government of Canada
- 18 or over and capable of making medical decisions
- Have a Grievous And Irremediable Condition
- Made a voluntary request for MAID
- Given informed consent to MAID
- Informed of other treatment means
Responses
Pro
- Not dying will cause more harm
- MAID prevents suffering
- MAID promotes autonomy
Anti
- Death will cause a lot of harm
- It is wrong to cause harm, and killing is causing harm
- The current legal requirements for MAID are too strict:
- The terminal illness is arbitrary (Terminal Illness Maid Thought Experiment)
- Requires self administration. Excludes those with physical disabilities