GERON218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Assisted Suicide, Palliative Care, Conscientious Objector
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Supreme court decision feb 6 2015: there is no prohibition of physician-assisted death. Who clearly consents to the termination of life and. Has a grievous and irremediable medical condition (including an illness, disease or disability) That is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition. The criminal prohibition to physician assisted death has been declared invalid. Just physicians or other health care professionals: an act respecting end of life care. In order to relieve their suffering by hastening death (this is euthanasia) Quebec bill 52: the act does not limit the right of health professionals to refuse for reasons of conscience. Advisory committee and to a 7- member provincial commission. Distinctions- informed consent: fear of the loss of (cid:498)dignity(cid:499, voluntary euthanasia provided at the request of a competent individual, non-voluntary euthanasia provided for an incompetent individual. Involuntary euthanasia provided without the permission of a competent individual (against his/her will)