Dr Ramona Coelho explains the rapid expansion of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying programme and why the UK needs to learn from Canada’s experience.  Ramona is a family physician based in London, Ontario primarily serving individuals living with disabilities, mental health disorders, and other marginalised groups. She is a founding member of Physicians Together with Vulnerable Canadians and a member of the Expert Advisory Group on MAiD for Mental Illness.

Dr Coelho is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. In addition to her academic and journal publications, she was a co-editor of Unravelling MAiD in Canada: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide as Medical Care.

Dr Coelho speaks in a personal capacity, the views she expresses are her solely her own and do not represent any professional organisation with which she is affiliated.

 

 

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