Catholic hospital under fire for naming euthanasia provider as palliative care director
Summary
This article describes Dr. Danielle Kain as a proponent of MAiD and it draws concern with this as she is now the director of palliative care at Providence Hospital. She supports the MAiD Referral Policy in which a patient who requests MAiD is referred to a physician who is able and willing to provide MAiD. About 20 other Catholic medical professionals wrote a letter in June to the archbishop with their concerns about Kain’s appointment.
Relevance
This points to the debates within Catholic Hospital's leadership. It emphasizes the decision-making process when appointing directors and whether or not opinions of physicians should be considered more over the nature of their work history. It points to questions such as: Is this bias? How much weight does CHSO have in this decision-making process in a Catholic Hospital ?