title: Canada on course to introduce permissive assisted dying regime.
abstract: Canada's Supreme Court decided in February 2015 that the criminalisation of assisted dying in the country violates the country's citizens and residents constitutional rights. This paper reviews policy recommendations produced by a special expert advisory panel appointed by Canada's provinces and territories, where the responsibility for the provision of health care lies. It also reviews a similar document produced by a special federal parliamentary committee. Based on the review of these two milestone documents it is argued that a Canadian consensus seems to emerge that foreshadows a permissive regulatory regime in that country.
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schuklenk
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000941:ethics; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D002170:Canada; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans
keywords: Ethics