A Canadian panel recommended that while parents should be consulted, they should not have the final say over whether the state should administer medically assisted suicide to minors.
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A 138-page Canadian Parliament document was shared online called,"Medical Assistance In Dying In Canada: Choices or Canadians." One part of the report addressed assisted suicide options forin Canada. They considered two tracks, one for whom there is"reasonably foreseeable" death, the second track for those for whom"mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition.
"For MAID and mature minors, the committee heard a mix of views about whether MAID should be available to those under the age of 18. Many witnesses believed that age alone does not determine whether someone is capable of consenting to MAID," the document’s authors wrote."At the same time, a cautious approach was recommended, especially since there is little evidence from youth themselves on this topic.
Among a list of recommendations was a suggestion that"That the Government of Canada restrict MAID for mature minors to those whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable."
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