Although it’s legal, assisted dying must still involve ethical consideration GlobeDebate
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Ethics in Everyday Places.
Speaking for the Delta Hospice Society, its founder and former director, Nancy Macey, argued not only that MAID violates the hospice’s constitution but the goals of palliative and hospice care. The society’s position is shared by many including those, like me, who are at best agnostic. Instead, it follows the guidelines in this area.
In its focus on the best of life to the end of life, hospice practice requires an understanding not only of clinical but also psychological needs. I have several times been engaged in discussions with those who wanted to die because of problems, clinical, personal or social, that were then addressed by palliative caregivers. In these cases, “I want to die” was really “I need help with this.”
A hospice society following professional guidelines should be lauded, not censored. After all, they take on the onerous job of organization and supervision of complex cases with at best partial funding from their provinces. Most I know are endlessly fundraising to make up for shortfalls in the monies the province provides.
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