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Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

Health-care providers and MAID: The reasons why some don't offer medically assisted death

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. Since then, there have been year-over-year increases in Canadians accessing a MAID death. The most recent data from 2019 to 2020 highlights a 34.2 per cent increase in Canadians accessing MAID.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2022

Canadian woman, 31, who applied for assisted suicide pauses request after well-wishers donate $65k to her

‘These patients can easily return to wellness if they are given the right environment to live. It’s a simple equation,’ doctor says

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022