…third bill, did include a provision that says people who receive home- and community-based services can have their direct support professionals or their personal care attendants provide services to them in the hospital. And so, some of the talk has been around, “well, if you require more personal care than your average patient, then that’s going to be a drain on the already overworked staff.” But the CARES Act does say that you could bring your PC…
…She pushed for legal right to die, and – thankfully – was rebuffed.”http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2011/10/04/she_pushed_for_legal_right_to_die_and___thankfully___was_rebuffed/ Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Cape Cod Times op Ed, October 27, 2012. “Question 2 insults Kennedy’s memory.” http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121027/OPINION/210270347 Pew Forum, “Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatmen…
…-defends-use-of-two-planes-calls-tory-criticism-a-far-right-tactic https://www.virtualhospice.ca/maid https://www.virtualhospice.ca/maid/media/3bdlkrve/maid-activity-book.pdf Ibid., pg. 1,4 Ibid.,pg. 23 Ibid., pp. 12-14 Ibid., pg. 4 https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/medical-assistance-in-dying-how-do-people-die-from-maid https://www.virtualhospice.ca/maid/media/3bdlkrve/maid-activity-book.pdf 5 https://www.virtualhospice.ca/maid/media/3bdlkrve/…
…ted reasons are clearly psycho-social and could be addressed by disability-competent professional and peer counselors, but this is not required either. Moreover, only 4.9% of patients who request assisted suicide were referred for a psychiatric or psychological evaluation, despite studies showing the prevalence of depression in such patients. Basically, the law operates as though the reasons don’t matter, and nothing need be done to address them….
…ted reasons are clearly psycho-social and could be addressed by disability-competent professional and peer counselors, but this is not required either. Moreover, only 4.9% of patients who request assisted suicide were referred for a psychiatric or psychological evaluation, despite studies showing the prevalence of depression in such patients. Basically, the law operates as though the reasons don’t matter, and nothing need be done to address them….
