Assisted Dying

• Quebec judge won’t exempt church-supported palliative care home from MAID law

  The judge found that Quebecers' right to choose what medical care they want to receive — including doctor-assisted death — outweighs any infringement of religious freedom.

  Mar 7
  
• Assisted dying expansion delay not based on mental health stereotypes: minister

  Arif Virani says allowing access to an assisted death solely on the basis of a mental disorder is a complex endeavour — and that's the only reason for the delay.

  Politics

  Feb 14
  
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• Poilievre vows no MAID mental illness expansion if he wins next election

  The Liberals have delayed expanding medical assistance in dying for mental illness until after the next election. But if Pierre Poilievre wins, he says he will scrap the plan. 

  Canada

  Feb 8
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• Canada ‘not ready’ to expand assisted dying for mental health: minister

  Health Minister Mark Holland said the government agrees with a joint parliamentary committee report that said Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying in March.

  Health

  Jan 29
• Ottawa ‘weighing options’ on further delay to expand assisted dying rules

  The federal government is considering whether to further pause its original plan to broaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
• Quebec expands law for medically-assisted deaths, allows early requests for procedure

  The law allows people with a serious and incurable disease to apply for a doctor-assisted death before their condition deteriorates and prevents them from consenting to one.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2023
• ‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion

  The Liberal government's decision to expand medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness as a sole underlying condition has sparked a wide range of reaction in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2023
• Bill delaying assisted dying expansion for mental illness passed by House of Commons

  Federal officials say the one-year delay will allow more time to develop practice standards and assessment guidelines for complex assisted-dying requests.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Should assisted dying be extended to minors? Not so fast, some experts warn  

  In a statement to Global News, Canada's human rights czar warned assisted dying 'cannot become the default' as questions swirl around extending MAID to minors.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2023
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• Minors should be eligible for assisted dying, parliamentary committee says

  Canada's assisted dying laws should be expanded to include minors, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a new report tabled in the House of Commons Wednesday. 

  Health

  Feb 16, 2023