Assisted Death: Legal, Social and Ethical Issues after Carter

Physician-assisted dying, or "medical assistance in dying", as it is now known, was decriminalized in certain circumstances as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada's 2015 decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) and implemented through Bill C-14 in 2016.

This timely collection of 13 papers, developed out of a national academic symposium held in September 2017, examines the social, ethical and legal implications of the Carter I and Carter II decisions and offer meaningful reflections to the many perplexing questions currently being asked about MAiD.

Features:-

• Timely subject matter– serves as a go-to resource for researchers, legal counsel, decision makers, and policy advisers navigating emerging issues related to MAiD
• Addresses critical and practical healthcare ethics issues – a much needed resource for healthcare administrators for developing ethics protocols
• Diverse perspectives from leading authorities – offers authoritative review of complicated issues in constitutional, criminal, and health law