For Parents: Module 2 -
Talking about dying and death
Talking about dying and death
Chapter 7: Preparing for a medically assisted death
Introduction
The expert says
Dr. Sandy Buchman MD, CCFP (PC), FCFP provides an overview of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada(3:22)Video transcript
Tara Noble MSW, RSW explains why keeping secrets will not protect children.(3:22)
I've been there
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is legal in Canada. Other countries also allow hastened death. As with other types of death, it’s important to be honest with children when someone in their life chooses medical assistance in dying.
This chapter includes how to explain what medical assistance in dying means. It looks at the fears children may have about assisted death, whether they should be present at the bedside, and fielding questions from others after the death.
