Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): A Descriptive Study From a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital

In June 2016, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-14 decriminalizing medically assisted death. Increasing numbers of Canadians are accessing medical assistance in dying (MAiD) each year, but there is limited information about this population.To describe the characteristic outcomes of MAiD requests in a cohort of patients at an academic tertiary care center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.A retrospective chart review of patients making a formal...