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Should medical assistance in dying be available for mental illness alone?

FEDERAL · CANADA HEALTHCARE OPENED AUG 8
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Parliament has repeatedly delayed extending MAID eligibility to people whose sole condition is mental illness. Supporters say excluding mental suffering is discrimination; opponents say recovery is unpredictable and safeguards are not ready.

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