Engagement, better disability supports would improve assisted dying program: report
It supports a proposed delay to expanding the eligibility for medical assistance in dying for Canadians whose sole condition is a mental disorder.
Members of Parliament are expected to pass a government bill this sitting to delay that expansion until March 2024. The report recommends that another joint parliamentary committee should be created five months before that “in order to verify the degree of preparedness attained for a safe and adequate application of MAID.”The recommendations also include funding to research the views and experiences of minors when it comes to assisted dying.
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