Patient-First Language

The woman, who had been a patient at the Catholic hospital, was required to leave in order to get the assessment

Every doctor has considered it, but a few have even developed their own rules for determining when it’s time for a patient to go.

To be sure, as the colleges of physicians and surgeons will sternly tell you, doctors are only allowed to accept unsolicited gifts from patients that are ‘modest tokens of appreciation.’

Starting on Nov. 1, physicians must follow new federal regulations to report requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The regulations support a Health Canada monitoring program for how MAiD is working in Canada.