Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Canada.
Bioethics. 2011 Nov;25 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):1-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01939.x.
This report on end-of-life decision-making in Canada was produced by an international expert panel and commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada. It consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 reviews what is known about end-of-life care and opinions about assisted dying in Canada. Chapter 2 reviews the legal status quo in Canada with regard to various forms of assisted death. Chapter 3 reviews ethical issues pertaining to assisted death. The analysis is grounded in core values central to Canada's constitutional order. Chapter 4 reviews the experiences had in a number of jurisdictions that have decriminalized or recently reviewed assisted dying in some shape or form. Chapter 5 provides recommendations with regard to the provision of palliative care in Canada, as well as recommendations for reform with respect to the various forms of assisted death covered in this document.
本报告由一个国际专家小组撰写,委托加拿大皇家学会制作,内容涉及加拿大的临终决策。报告共分五章,第一章回顾了加拿大临终关怀和辅助自杀的认知情况。第二章审查了加拿大在各种形式辅助死亡方面的法律现状。第三章回顾了与辅助死亡相关的伦理问题。分析立足于加拿大宪法秩序核心价值观。第四章审查了在一些司法管辖区的经验,这些司法管辖区已经将辅助自杀合法化,或者以某种形式对其进行了审查。第五章就加拿大提供姑息治疗提出了建议,并就本文件涵盖的各种形式辅助死亡提出了改革建议。