Low-Income Patients May Be Less Likely to Receive Medical Assistance in Dying (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Low-Income Patients May Be Less Likely to Receive Medical Assistance in Dying

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In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those who are high income, according to a study published in British Medical Journal Open (BMJ Open).

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Egan Jimenez, Princeton University

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