Please explore the issue of consent and capacity from a legal context. In Canada Physician Assisted Death (PAD) is legal with some limitations. The decisions to allow Physician Assisted Death has been revisited with an eye towards expanding the practice. One of the areas that are being considered is whether or not children should have access to PAD. Listen to the following https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2684371259Links to an external site. which discusses the issue of children and Physician Assisted Death and answer the following: Do you think children could consent to this kind of medical intervention? Discuss what might factors might be considered to determine if a child could consent to Physician Assisted Death. What about other persons (adults) who may have issues around capacity for decisions. What should or should not be factored into dynamics around who gets to decide? Please read the following: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-medical-assistance-in-dying-disabled- thurley-1.6750796Links to an external site. used with permission from the author for some potential context to reflect on. Write at least 500 words. Note this is also called MAID - Medical Assistance in Dying. The language around this is ever evolving as it enters the social consciousness.

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Please explore the issue of consent and capacity from a legal context. In Canada Physician Assisted Death (PAD) is legal with some limitations. The decisions to allow Physician Assisted Death has been revisited with an eye towards expanding the practice. One of the areas that are being considered is whether or not chi