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Medical aid in dying
Assisted dying, assisted death, aid in dying, medical aid in dying, medical assistance in dying (MAiD) or help to die is the involvement of healthcare professionals in the provision of lethal drugs intended to end a patient's life, subject to eligibility criteria and safeguards.
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Canada has stepped back from expanding medical assistance in dying to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, after officials concluded that suicidal intent cannot reliably be distinguished from a request for MAID. Yet proposed legislation could simultaneously broaden access through advance requests…
MAID for mental illness is being put on hold—but critics say the government is opening another door to euthanasia through advance requests for people with dementia. Amanda Ackman joins to discuss.
Mark Carney's Liberals paused MAID eligibility for the mentally ill, then torpedoed an effort to make the pause permanent.