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Euthanizing God? Theism and conscientious objection to physician-assisted death

Ewan C Goligher MD is an Intensivist at Toronto Western Hospital and a doctoral student in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario   Stephen W Hwang MD MPH is a...

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Physician-assisted dying in Canada: the gavel has fallen

Kirsten Patrick is Deputy Editor at CMAJ   Today is a momentous day for physicians in Canada. No matter what your opinion about whether or not physician assisted dying is morally right, it will be a...

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Physician-assisted death: how veterinarians can contribute to the conversation

Jamie L. Rothenburger is a veterinarian and researcher in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario     Editor’s note: This article was originally published on...

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Experiencing end-of-life care through my grandpa

Shannon Lough is a news journalist for the CMAJ I found out my grandpa had a stroke on Thursday night. He was doing work in the backyard where he collapsed; my nanny found him 40 minutes later and...

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When suicide becomes banal

Dr. Rene Leiva is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Family Medicine of the University of Ottawa. Part of his work includes in-patient Palliative Care and Care of the Elderly at Bruyere...

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Diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is essential to improve outcomes for affected individuals and families, and to inform pre-pregnancy counselling to prevent future cases. This guideline...

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I never thought this day would come…

Diane Kelsall is Deputy Editor at CMAJ, and Editor of CMAJ Open.   In June 1993 I attended my first international research meeting. WONCA (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and...

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Curt’s Story: An experience with Physician Assisted Dying

This story is about my family’s experience with PAD (Physician Assisted Dying). Our hope is that it will be of some help to others following, or contemplating following, the same path.   In the fall of...

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A healthy death

Trevor Hancock is a professor and senior scholar at the University of Victoria’s school of public health and social policy   When Canada’s Supreme Court struck down the law prohibiting the provision of...

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Think Carefully About Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying

Jonathan Breslin, PhD, is an Ethicist at the Southlake Regional Health Centre and Mackenzie Health in Ontario   Following the recent passage of Canadian legislation governing assistance in dying many...

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