Who chooses medically assisted death?

This is a data-based discussion of who chooses MAID, that addresses the arguments and dispels the myths against it.

Last December, researchers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe published a study in JAMA Internal Medicine dedicated to understanding the positives and potential negatives of MAID. Analyzing records from 20 different jurisdictions where MAID is practiced, they tried to answer a simple question: exactly who is choosing and being allowed to receive MAID?

Gizmodo reached out to one of the authors of this study, James Downar, who is head of the division of palliative care at the University of Ottawa’s department of medicine. We spoke to Downar about the study’s findings, its larger implications, as well as what the future of MAID might look like.    Click here to read the article