MAiD Insights

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Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a health care service in Canada available to patients who are experiencing grievous and irremediable suffering. Once an applicant has been approved for MAiD, a physician or nurse practitioner can administer or prescribe a lethal substance to hasten the patient’s death. As MAiD policies and practices continue to evolve and change, there are a number of ethical complexities to explore.

On this site, we provide insights into our team’s research findings on MAiD in Canada. You can access our academic publications, relevant media, lay language reports, and other MAiD-related resources. Content for this site comes from Dr. Julia Brassolotto (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Alessandro Manduca-Barone (Research Associate)’s research on MAiD. This work received funding from Alberta Innovates, a SSHRC Insight Development Grant, and a SSHRC Insight Grant.

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PUBLICATIONS

Check out our research findings in these peer-reviewed journal articles.

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REPORTS

Want an accessible and shareable way to engage with our research findings? These reports have been circulated in healthcare networks in Alberta and beyond to inform conversations about MAiD in both rural and urban settings.

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MEDIA

Click here to engage with our work via print, radio, and other online media.

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RESOURCES

Here you will find a curated collection of resources, including government and regulatory guidelines, reports, and links to organizations that provide support and guidance related to MAiD. This collection includes resources for healthcare practitioners, patients, family members, policy actors, and anyone interested in MAiD.

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