Crossword Puzzle (MAID)

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  1. 7. A healthcare service focused on relieving symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with serious illness, distinct from MAID but often discussed in the same context.
  2. 10. Legal documents that allow individuals to outline the type of care they wish to receive or refuse if they become incapable of making decisions later.
  3. 12. A patient’s voluntary agreement to MAID, given after being fully informed of their condition, prognosis, and treatment options.
  4. 13. The set of requirements a person must meet to qualify for MAID, including being a competent adult with a grievous medical condition.
  5. 14. The 2015 Supreme Court case that ruled Canada’s ban on assisted dying violated individuals' rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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  1. 1. Introduced in Bill C-7, this allows a patient to receive MAID without reaffirming their consent if they lose the capacity to do so after approval.
  2. 2. Both Bills C-14 and C-7 require two independent medical practitioners to assess the patient to ensure they meet MAID eligibility.
  3. 3. The system established to collect and analyze data related to MAID cases across Canada, ensuring transparency and accountability​
  4. 4. Two individuals who must verify the patient's written MAID request, ensuring they are not beneficiaries of the will or directly involved in the patient's care.
  5. 5. An end-of-life care option where the patient is sedated to relieve suffering until natural death occurs, without hastening death.
  6. 6. A serious and incurable illness, disease, or disability causing intolerable suffering that meets MAID eligibility
  7. 8. A key eligibility criterion under Bill C-14, indicating that a person's death is predictable in the near future due to a grievous medical condition.
  8. 9. The practice of providing medications that allow patients to end their lives in a dignified manner under the supervision of a physician or nurse practitioner.
  9. 11. The mandatory time (originally 10 days under Bill C-14) between the formal request for MAID and the administration of MAID, reduced in some cases under Bill C-7 to expedite suffering relief.