REACH PC Investigators

Sep 11, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Harvey Chochinov |Joseph J Fins |REACH PC Investigators

Whatever one’s view on medical assistance in dying (MAID), an underlying question is whether it should be considered part of palliative care. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association takes the stance that MAID “definitionally fall(s) outside of the scope of palliative care.” 1 This is a historical perspective dating to Hippocratic injunctions against a fatal draught.