Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying
Assisted Dying in Canada: Discussion
Professor Jocelyn Downie:
Yes, it is available to them. They may have palliative care right the way up to their medically assisted death. They are not always seen as being in opposition. They work frequently together. Many MAIDs happen in hospices and palliative care units. There are many providers who are palliative care clinicians. Yes, 95% either actually access it or they have it available but choose not to access it for a variety of reasons.