Au début, son état clinique s' était détérioré rapidement. Puis, le déclin s' était interrompu
sans que l'on ne sache trop pourquoi. Il était alité dans ce lit d'hôpital depuis quelques jours …

André Malraux Changes to the criteria for medical assistance in dying (MAID) are currently
being considered. 2-4 Although the procedure has been authorized and practised for a few …

I HAD JUST returned from a busy day in the clinic and was on my way home when the
thought occurred to me that Gertrud, a former psychiatric patient of mine, was not too far …

He had been admitted to palliative care with a terminal condition and, in accordance with his
wishes and those of his family, he would only receive palliative care so that he could die in …

Iprobably see death most weeks, but last week I watched it as if for the first time. Usually I am
too hurried to take the time to watch death closely. Either I am trying hard to stop it or am too …

Death is fact. Dying, on the-mother hand, is clouded by the rhetoric of mystery, fear and
intellect. Some patients of mihe died when they wished and it was right. Others did not and it …

As medical care has become more sophisticated, there is a great deal more we can do to
keep people alive as they approach the end of life, and a great many more decisions to be …

«La plus volontaire mort, c'est la plus belle», a écrit Montaigne (Essais II, 3), ajoutant que «la
vie dépend de la volonté d'autruy, la mort de la nôtre». La liberté de choisir la mort pour …

(CMA) Annual Meeting and General Council. There were several important issues
discussed during the meeting but the one that stood out for most attendees was that of …

HOW CAN I HELP? THE care of a child who is dying and the support of his family through
the tragic episode are trying and difficult for the physician, but there are compensations. The …