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...
View ArticlePhysician-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...
View ArticlePhysician-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...
View ArticleExperiencing 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...
View ArticleWhen 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...
View Article[Podcasts] Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder guideline + recording...
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...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleCurt’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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleThink 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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