Considering a medically assisted death (MAiD) is deeply personal. It can bring up powerful feelings for the person thinking about it as well as those close to them.
This series of articles provides information about MAiD in Canada and describes common thoughts and emotions that the individual and their family and friends may be experiencing at different steps in the process.
Articles
- What is MAiD?
- The application process for MAiD
- Why do people consider MAiD?
- Telling family and friends
- Talking to children and youth about MAiD
- Starting a conversation about MAiD with the person who is ill
- Seeking information and starting the process
- Capacity and consent and why they are important
- Having the assessments
- Choosing when and where
- Planning for the time left
- Planning the day of MAiD
- A medically assisted death
- Grief after a medically assisted death
Every effort will be made to update the articles and resources as new information becomes available.
Read more
- Understanding MAiD: For individuals and families (link)
- Understanding MAiD: For health care providers (link)
If someone close to you died with medical assistance, you may find this resource helpful:
- Grief and Medical Assistance in Dying (link)
Resources
- Provincial/Territorial Contact Information for MAiD (link)