Opinion: The Deeper Issue With Expanding Assisted Dying to Mental Illness

Image credit: iStock via Getty Images. Article by Elyse Weingarten. Undark – August 22, 2024.

Debate over Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law shows the need to rethink the biological model of mental illness.

In 2016, Canada enacted the Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, law, allowing individuals with a terminal illness to receive help from a medical professional to end their life. Following a superior court ruling, the legislation was expanded in 2021 to include nearly anyone with a […]

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