End-of-life decision-making in Canada: the report by the Royal Society of Canada expert panel on end-of-life decision-making.

End-of-life decision-making in Canada: the report by the Royal Society of Canada expert panel on end-of-life decision-making.

Schuklenk U; van Delden JJM; Downie Jocelyn; McLean SAM; Upshur R; Weinstock D

Bioethics

2011

Child; Humans; United States; Palliative Care; Advance Directives; Adult; Canada; Deep Sedation; Withholding Treatment; Aged; Euthanasia; Europe; Suicide; decision making; Active; DNAR; Assisted/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]; Terminal Care; Voluntary; Bioethical Issues; Public Opinion

This report on end-of-life decision-making in Canada was produced by an international expert panel and commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada. It consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 reviews what is known about end-of-life care and opinions about assisted dying in Canada. Chapter 2 reviews the legal status quo in Canada with regard to various forms of assisted death. Chapter 3 reviews ethical issues pertaining to assisted death. The analysis is grounded in core values central to Canada's constitutional order. Chapter 4 reviews the experiences had in a number of jurisdictions that have decriminalized or recently reviewed assisted dying in some shape or form. Chapter 5 provides recommendations with regard to the provision of palliative care in Canada, as well as recommendations for reform with respect to the various forms of assisted death covered in this document.Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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