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Literature examines assisted dying's impact on patient-centered care, suggesting key lessons for healthcare.
Assisted dying (AD) is increasingly available as a legal end‐of‐life option in wealthy nations. Literature on AD considers its operation and the experience of clinicians, people receiving AD, and their loved ones. It is inward‐looking. The nature of AD suggests it focuses less on the technical aspects of care and more on its humanity. Accordingly, AD offers lessons for healthcare more broadly—specifically, the importance of patient‐ and family‐centred care, respect for patient wishes, and relational care. Lived Experience JH is a family member of a person who received assisted dying. The vignettes are AD's lived experience.
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