MAID
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Calgary judge rules woman can proceed with MAID despite dad’s pleasA Calgary judge has ruled a 27-year-old woman should have access to medical assistance in dying despite her father's attempts to block her request.CanadaMar 30
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Quebec judge won’t exempt church-supported palliative care home from MAID lawThe 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
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Assisted dying expansion delay not based on mental health stereotypes: ministerArif 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.PoliticsFeb 14
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Less than half of Canadians support MAiD for mental illness: pollFewer than half of Canadians feel medical assistance in dying should be available to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, the results of a new survey showed.CanadaFeb 14
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Poilievre vows no MAID mental illness expansion if he wins next electionThe 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.CanadaFeb 8
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Quebec wants Criminal Code exemption so people can request MAID in advanceA change is still needed in the federal Criminal Code so Quebec health professionals aren't committing a crime if they end the life of someone who can no longer give their consent.CanadaFeb 7
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N.S. woman says MAiD expansion delays can’t wait: ‘Everybody should have the same right’April Hubbard is speaking out after the federal government delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people solely suffering from a mental illness until 2027.CanadaFeb 6
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Catholic Church challenging Quebec MAID law in court on religious freedom groundsThe lawsuit says the Catholic Church should be exempted from a section of the law requiring all palliative care homes in the province to offer medical assistance in dying.CanadaFeb 6
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MAiD expansion delay to allow ‘deeper conversation’ on assisted dying: HollandLast week, Health Minister Mark Holland tabled legislation to delay expanding access to medically assisted death for people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.CanadaFeb 6
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Medically assisted death for mental illness delayed until 2027: ministerHealth Minister Mark Holland says that Canada will not expand medical assistance in dying for people suffering solely from a mental illness until 2027.CanadaFeb 1
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