Care to Ease the Slope? Differences in Canadian and Californian Medical Assistance in Dying Laws.

The author comments on Daryl Pullman's article in the issue which compares influencing factors in the uptake of assisted suicide and euthanasia practices in Canada and California. Topics include differences that account for greater medical assistance in dying (MAiD) access rates in Canada, implications of the structure of conscientious objection in the Canadian and Californian laws, and significance of the doctor-patient relationship to MAiD.