A24 - Update the AMDA 1997 Position Statement on Care at the End of Life That Opposes Any Physician Involvement in Medical Aid in Dying

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that P97, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) Position Statement and Policy on Care at the End-of-Life from 1997, be retired.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, a new position statement be created that does not include blanket opposition to medical aid in dying (MAID). 

Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).