#medical-assistance-in-dying
#medical-assistance-in-dying

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Should Canada Extend MAID to People with Mental Illness? | The Walrus

Bill C-7 allows medical assistance in dying for those with intolerable suffering, excluding mental illness as the sole condition until 2027.

Canada news

fromThe Walrus

1 month ago

The Doctor Behind One of Canada's First MAID Deaths Speaks Out | The Walrus

In 2024, Canada recorded 16,499 medically assisted deaths, with Quebec having the highest rate globally, constituting 36.3% of such deaths in the country.

Public health

fromThe Atlantic

2 months ago

It Was Too Easy for Eileen Mihich to Kill Herself

A 31-year-old woman died by physician-assisted suicide in a hotel despite not being terminally ill, leaving family shocked and investigating circumstances.

fromThe Atlantic

5 months ago

The Commons: Canada Is Killing Itself

I had two sisters in their mid-90s who availed themselves of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program. Both were incapacitated; they had lost their dignity and were facing amputations or prolonged stays in the hospital with no hope of survival. They were subjected to multiple interviews making sure that they were lucid. Both died surrounded by their family and a multitude of friends. We celebrated their courage to leave their horrible situation with grace. Everyone in attendance stated that they hoped they would have the courage to do the same. I found the system to be run with sensitivity and efficiency. Reports about abuses are few and far between. Canada should be proud that people in unbearable pain can decide to die when life is intolerable.