Doctors and nurse practitioners 
are in an extremely strong position 
with respect to Canada's national right-to-die law. 
No other individuals or groups are given ANY power
to review of evaluate the decisions 
made by these licensed medical professionals. 
If they know the patient's history and condition,
they decide whether or not this patient 
is likely to die within the foreseeable future. 
Read more discussion of "foreseeable" in law here: 
https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-jamesleonardpark---freelibrary-3puxk/CAN-CRI.html