Great question Adrian. To be upfront, I have limited knowledge on palliative care and physician assisted death, but I have done some reading this morning and found the topic quite interesting and complex.
With the recent passing on Bill C-14, I can’t help but think some of the concern with the changes and gaps in the new ledstration are due to the success of palliative care. There are many valuable concerns highlighted in the articles, but the strongest concern was: Will palliative care be able to compete for budget dollars with assisted suicide as an option for end-of-life care? This concern reflections the economic imperative as stated by Faye Sonier, in the Cardus Daily “If our healthcare systems have an inexpensive and quick intervention
With the recent passing on Bill C-14, I can’t help but think some of the concern with the changes and gaps in the new ledstration are due to the success of palliative care. There are many valuable concerns highlighted in the articles, but the strongest concern was: Will palliative care be able to compete for budget dollars with assisted suicide as an option for end-of-life care? This concern reflections the economic imperative as stated by Faye Sonier, in the Cardus Daily “If our healthcare systems have an inexpensive and quick intervention