\n“For one thing, the dying process becomes more medicalized. Patients need to undergo sometimes uncomfortable and inconvenient medical tests to see if their tissues and organs are viable for transplant.<\/p>\n
“If someone is getting medical assistance in dying and wants to donate their organs, they have to be in a transplant-capable hospital, close to an operating room.<\/p>\n
“‘We\u2019re trying to reduce the impact of organ donation on the last few hours of their life. We want it to be a time they enjoy with their friends and family and leaves everyone with lasting memories, not of a hospital,’ says Dr. Adrian Robertson, medical director of Transplant Manitoba\u2019s Gift of Life program. (Lyzaville Sale\/CBC)\u2026<\/p>\n
“‘Most patients would prefer to die at home,\u201d Robertson says. \u201cSo this is an extra burden to the patient. That\u2019s explained to them, and in some ways signifies their interest in donation that they\u2019re willing to forgo that part of the beauty of medical assistance in dying and take on this extra burden of donation.'”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n