Conduit or conductor? Physician providers’ descriptions of their role as MAiD assessors in the first years after legalisation in Canada
Participants' narratives indicate that decisions about MAiD assessments are strongly influenced by provider reasoning regarding the physician's role in MAiD assessment and provision. This divergence reflects unclear role expectations in the context of rapidly changing cultural expectations regarding MAiD.
Authors
- Neil Pickering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-1627)
- Chrystal Jaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-7774)
- Janine Penfield Winters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-4032)
- Simon Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1099-8831)
Institutions
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110518
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00