Douglas W. Heinrichs, MD

Ethical dilemmas are sufficiently unique and complex that exceptionless rules or precise algorithms are seldom helpful.

Dying patients may feel burdened by suffering and loss of dignity, which is why this doctor argues in favor of medical aid in dying.

Faced with extensive suffering or loss of dignity in the context of a terminal illness, different individuals will make different choices…

Is precluding the option of MAID against a competent patient’s wishes an exercise of paternalistic control and decision-making for the patient?

Opposing MAID legislation: does it give undue power to the judicial system over patient autonomy?

An argument for the right to medical aid in dying.

Is MAID treatment?

Here’s why the slippery slope argument for MAID might not be applicable, according to one doctor.

One doctor refutes opposition to MAID.

A supporter of medical aid in dying refutes the basis for opposition.