Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends
The majority of MPs and senators are set to back a permanent exclusion after witnesses said there is no medical consensus, sources said.
- A joint House/Senate committee recommended indefinitely excluding people whose sole medical condition is mental illness from Canada's medical assistance in dying program, despite legislation passed in 2024 to expand MAID to include mental illness by March 2027.
- Witnesses to the committee were divided on whether it is possible to reliably assess the incurability of mental disorders and distinguish MAID requests from suicidal intent.
- The committee's recommendation was based on testimony highlighting concerns about establishing clear criteria for irremediability and differentiating between MAID requests and suicidal intent.
- Dr. Allison Crawford reported that 7% of interactions with the 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline mentioned MAID, with 74% of those contacts showing recent suicidal thoughts, underscoring challenges related to mental illness and MAID.
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No MAID for mental illness: Parliamentary committee says
Canada should “indefinitely exclude” people whose only medical condition is a mental illness from being eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID), a committee of MPs and Senators says. The committee released its long-awaited report on June 17, the 10-year anniversary of Canada legalizing MAID.
Cloverdale-Langley City MP supports committee recommendation to halt expansion of MAID
A parliamentary committee is recommending the federal government stop the expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to those whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness. The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying released its report after months of meetings and fact finding—including testimony from stakeholders. The committee recommended, “the Government of Canada amend the Criminal Code to indefinitely excl…
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Committee majority recommends against MAID for mental illness, four senators object
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible for medical assistance in dying, after a process that some of the committee's members decried as flawed
Parliamentary Committee Recommends Against Expanding Euthanasia to the Mentally Ill
A special parliamentary committee has recommended against the federal government expanding its medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime to include those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying’s report, tabled in the House of Commons on June 17, included only one recommendation—that the government should “indefinitely exclude” these Canadians from MAID eligibility, as the “…
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