Bmc Med Ethics
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Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. As of July 2017, approximately 2149 patients have accessed MAID. There remains no national-level data on the perspectives of future physicians about MAID or its changing legal status. We provide evidence from a national survey of Canadian medical students about their opinions, intentions, and concerns about MAID. ⋯ As the current class of medical students becomes the first cohort of new physicians to enter Canada's changing medical and legal landscape around MAID, our findings inform the public debate by examining attributes associated with support or opposition to the practice.