Disability community feels ignored in Canada's assisted dying expansion

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CHOWN, Sammy

On 29 February, Canada’s ruling Liberal Party confirmed that a proposed expansion of its medical assistance in dying (MAID) measures would be delayed for a second time.1 Originally proposed in a 2021 amendment to the 2016 law, it would have added mental illness as a qualifying condition for MAID. [Début de l'article]

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