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Canada won’t expand MAID for mental illness alone, minister saysCurrently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on grounds of mental illness, but the exception is set to expire in March 2027.HealthOct 7
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Pope Leo says medically-assisted dying is ‘false compassion’The issue roiled French politics for years before resulting recently in legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.HealthSep 27
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10 years of legal medical assistance in dying in Canada — the data so farMedical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time.CanadaJun 17
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MAID should not be allowed solely for mental illness, committee report saysThe joint committee of MPs and senators studied whether to expand eligibility for assisted dying to people to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.CanadaJun 17
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After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nearsThe extension is set to happen in March 2027, after it was delayed three times by the previous Liberal government, the last time being in February 2024.PoliticsJun 16
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How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across CanadaDoctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process.PoliticsJun 15
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Carney, Liberals awaiting on committee report to decide on MAID extensionA parliamentary committee of senators and MPs is studying whether Canada is ready to expand medical assistance in dying to those whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.HealthMay 6
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Archbishop calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illnessArchbishop Frank Leo has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging him to 'choose life and not death' when it comes to expanding assisted dying eligibility.CanadaApr 30
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Parliamentary panel studying MAID mental health expansion is biased: expertJocelyn Downie says the committee's co-chairs are both openly opposed to the extension, as are most of the witnesses the committee of senators and MPs has called so far.HealthApr 23
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Alberta’s plan to curb MAID access worries ALS, Parkinson’s advocatesAlberta's move could unintentionally disadvantage people with neurological diseases like ALS by limiting MAID based on predictability of death, rather than severity of suffering.HealthApr 14
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