Organ Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying — Canada’s First Cases

Abstract

To the Editor: In 2016, following the Supreme Court of Canada's Carter Decision, 1 medical assistance in dying (MAID became possible with individual court orders.However, owing to the lack of a centrally coordinated Canadian response to the requests of some patients for voluntary euthanasia, as well as concern for individual repercussions, many Canadian providers of assisted dying operate largely independently.With 3 years now passed since euthanasia was approved, it is important to ensure our understanding of current practice for the purpose of quality assurance, provider education, and future research opportunities geared to improve patientcentered practice.Among the practices related to the legalization of euthanasia, organ donation raises challenging issues.We performed a historical cohort study of completed MAID organ-donation cases using data