Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: scoping review.
Han YanJessica P BytautasSarina Roslyn IsenbergAri KaplanNarges HashemiMona KornbergTekla HendricksonPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)
This multidisciplinary scoping review incorporates stakeholder consultation to find that support is needed to address the complicated and changing emotions of family/friends before, during and after a MAiD death. Furthermore, additional societal normalisation of MAiD is necessary to reduce secrecy and stigma and improve the accessibility of resources for family/friends.