MAID Mental Health

• 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.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2024
  
• 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
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• Engagement, better disability supports would improve assisted dying program: report

  A parliamentary committee is recommending the Liberal government improve access to palliative care and boost financial support for people with disabilities.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
• Canadians supportive of assisted dying law but wary of mental health expansion: poll

  The Angus Reid survey indicating over half of Canadians are against the expansion comes as the federal government seeks to further delay the move to 2024.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2023
• New bill set to delay expansion of assisted dying for mental illness

  It was announced in December that Ottawa intended to seek the delay after hearing concerns the health-care system might not be prepared for an expanded regime.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2023
• Senators, MPs debate medically assisted dying requirements for mental disorders

  An expert told a special joint committee that people with mental disorders can suffer for decades, and their distress is equally as valid as someone suffering physical pain.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2022