In brief, despite what some might say, write, or incorrectly interpret…: “MAID recipients are less marginalized than average decedents.” But it’s absolutely worth reading this whole thread by James Downar

Announced today…… A national conversation on advance requests for medical assistance in dying - Canada.ca canada.ca/en/health-cana…

My conversation with the American Association for Physician Leadership American Association for Physician Leadership about MAiD in the United states -covering process, patient eligibility, scope of practice, differences from Canada, role of death doulas, and more.

Here's an important article by palliative medicine physicians who support assisted dying but are being silenced. bmj.com/content/387/bm…

In just two days, we will get an update on the legal status of MAiD in Canada, delivered by this incredible panel of speakers: • Alex McPherson (Moderator) • Georges L’Esperance • Daphne Gilbert • Jocelyn Downie • Mona Gupta • Elie Laskin Register: camapcanada.ca

I’ll be supporting CAMAP! If you want to support the professionals who help deliver this care across the country, hopefully you will too.

“Reports that Track 2 MAID recipients are more marginalized than the average Ontarian are misleading because people who die without MAID, or people living with chronic illness show exactly the same degree of marginalization”.

Our latest in JAMA Internal Medicine - Int'l comparison of underlying illness in #MAID recipients- 20 jurisdictions, up to 24 yrs. Relative rates of MAID remarkably similar across jurisdictions + over time. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Points 5,6, 15……all important! Thank you James Downar for clear summary and references/other national data for clarity.

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying theconversation.com/we-studied-20-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

#MAiD’s vanishing slippery slope healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topic/…

🚨 Only 5 days left! Early Bird Registration for #MAiD2025 closes February 14! Register now and enjoy this fantastic opportunity to attend Canada's only annual conference serving the diversity of professionals in MAiD Register now: maidconference.ca

An important change down under: “There’s no other medical treatment where you are banned from telling someone what their legal and viable medical options are. There’s no other circumstance where the patient is required to know about their options and a doctor can’t tell them.

So, this is out today. UK publication of This Is Assisted Dying is March 27th, so… feel free to share this with your friends across the pond! theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Now that my book is being distributed in the UK, it’s interesting to see it reviewed in relation to their upcoming legislation. dailymail.co.uk/home/books/art…

Sorry, Not Sorry: Canadian MAID Is Voluntary, Safe, Carefully Regulated, and Valued: The American Journal of Bioethics: Vol 25 , No 5 - Get Access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

American Journal of Bioethics special issues on #MAID #VAD #Euthanasia #Bioethics tandfonline.com/toc/uajb20/cur…

On to stage 2 for this Bill.

Delaware: 12th jurisdiction in U.S.A. to legalize assisted dying Gov. Matt Meyer signs medical aid in dying into law after decade's worth of effort delawarepublic.org/politics-gover…

New York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/06/09/nyr…