Audrey Parker, a terminally ill woman living in Nova Scotia, ended her life with medical assistance earlier this month after issuing a final deathbed plea asking lawmakers to loosen some of the restrictions embedded in Canada’s assisted dying law.[i] Parker stressed that the law had to be changed because anyone…
Some Concerns about Proposing MAiD via Advanced Directives
By Dr. Richard Shulman
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Name: Dr. Richard Shulman
Email: Richard.Shulman@thp.ca
Site: https://www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
About: Dr. Shulman is a Geriatric Psychiatrist, and is the Service Medical Director for Seniors Mental Health Services at Trillium Health Partners (Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital and Queensway Health Centre). He is available for independent medical-legal capacity assessments. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Email: Richard.Shulman@thp.caSee Authors Posts (40) • November 26, 2018 • 0 Comments
Email: Richard.Shulman@thp.ca
Site: https://www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
About: Dr. Shulman is a Geriatric Psychiatrist, and is the Service Medical Director for Seniors Mental Health Services at Trillium Health Partners (Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital and Queensway Health Centre). He is available for independent medical-legal capacity assessments. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Email: Richard.Shulman@thp.caSee Authors Posts (40) • November 26, 2018 • 0 Comments