Ontario’s Faith-Based Exemptions Allow and Mask Barriers to Medical Assistance In Dying

Authors

Jocelyn Downie, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2017

Keywords

MAiD, religious exemptions

Abstract

With the coming into force of federal legislation permitting medical assistance in dying (MAiD) last June, the provinces and territories faced a challenge: how to reconcile the interests of faith-based healthcare institutions with those of patients.

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Recommended Citation

Jocelyn Downie, "Ontario’s faith-based exemptions allow and mask barriers to medical assistance in dying" (1 February 2017), online (blog): Healthy Debate < https://healthydebate.ca/2017/02/topic/religious_exemptions_medically-assisted-death/ > [https://perma.cc/NU5E-CTTX].