Dr. Kristin Good:

We are scanning for that. It is actually part of every assessment to assess whether the person has accessed everything that is available to him or her. It also includes a scan about whether such people feel a burden on their family or to other people, and also whether they have adequate social supports and other things wrapped around them. As for the team who are now at a different organisation, part of their role is to ensure that the person is supported to make the right decision. If there are issues related to burden or a lack of social supports, those are addressed. We have evidence to show that it has changed the trajectory for some people who have applied for assisted dying and who rescinded their application. There is data that is available within the reports themselves. I review every single assessment that is performed. There are times when I go back and ask those questions, if it has not been addressed in the report, about the feeling of burdensomeness on their family or whoever, or a lack of social supports. That would not be right, to be finding those people eligible for assisted dying if those things had not been addressed. There are some people who say "I do not want palliative care" or "I do not want someone coming into my house" and that is that person's right. As best we can, we are addressing those things.