MAID Flashcards
What are the three sections that structure the entire main process of legislation
7 12 15
What does section 7 say
Everyone has the right to life liberty and security of the person
What does section 15 say
Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination
What does section 12 say
Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel or unusual treatment or punishment
What is fundamental justice
Around the society ideas of what is fair and what is right
What was the Rodriguez v british columbia case
It is illegal to perform assisted sucide under the criminal code but rodriguez suffered from ALS and wanted to end her suffering before it became really bad and attacked 7 12 and 15
What was the rulling of the rodriguez case
Majority rejected the claim that section violated sections 12 and 15 but they did understand because it deprived her of personal autonomy but saw to many morally and legal issues
What is clinical ethics
Program that hospitals provide when someone who is in ethics helps them deal with situations
What was the Carter V Canada case
Quality of life was very immentment sections 15 and section 7 Taylor had ALS and Carter had spinal stinosis
What made this case different
Included three components on Section 7
Libery: restrictied individuals ability to make decisions about their own bodily intergrity and medical care
Security of the person: It forced individuals to endure intolerable suffering without access to medical assistance in dying
Life It deprived some people of life by pressuring them to end their lived prematurely fearing they wouldnt be able to do so late
What happend after the carter case
The supreme court of canada thought it was overaly broad so they struck the law done
What are some intreset groups
Dying with Dignity
Canadian Council for Disabilities
Canadian Councli for Academics
Be civl liberties association
What was Bill C14
Released in 2016
Be able to give informed consent in mutiple stages
Conditions have a grievous and irremediable medical condition
Voulntary Request - No outside influence pressure
18+ deemed mentally competent
Be eligible for health services funded by the government
What does your condtion need to look like to receive MAID
Serious illness disease or disability
advanced state of decline can not be reversed
unberable physical or mental suffering that can not be relieved
natural death has become reasonably foresseable
When must you give informed consent
Time of your request
Immediately before MAID is provided
