Canada may expand euthanasia program to terminally ill minors

Who can die? Canada wrestles with euthanasia for the mentally ill

Canadians with mental illness could soon qualify for assisted death. It's ignited debate in the country.

Canada could expand its already controversial assisted suicide program to include terminally ill “mature minors,”, according to a ...

Canada's assisted dying regime should not be expanded to include ...

Back in 2016, assisted suicide and euthanasia were legalised in Canada and the term medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was coined for both ...

Some health care workers in Canada grappling with patients ... - PBS

A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows. Each euthanasia request sparked debate among Canadian ...

Canada's medical assistance in dying (MAID) law

The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring our laws reflect Canadians' needs, protect those who may be vulnerable, and support autonomy ...

Medical assistance in dying: A paediatric perspective - PMC

The Supreme Court decision in Carter v. Canada (2015) has led to changes to the Canadian Criminal Code, such that physician-assisted death is now a legal ...

She's 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it.

Next year's expansion of the criteria for medically assisted death will allow Canadians like Lisa Pauli, whose sole underlying condition is ...

Myths and Facts – Medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada

Setting out some clear facts surrounding MAID, the strict criteria and safeguards that govern its use, and aspects of its proposed expansion.

The Government of Canada introduces legislation to delay Medical ...

Under Canada's current MAID law, people suffering solely from a mental illness who meet all the eligibility criteria and safeguards would have ...

In Canada, Assisted Death May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill

The country is divided over a law that would allow patients suffering from mental health illnesses to apply for assisted death.

Inside the world of Canada's assisted suicide — for 'mature minors'

Canada's already controversial euthanasia laws could expand in 2023 to include “mature minors,” children who are deemed competent to make ...

Exploring assisted dying policies for mature minors: A cross ...

Currently, individuals younger than 18 years are legally permitted to access an assisted death in the Netherlands and Belgium, but not in Canada.

Paediatric euthanasia in Canada: New challenges for end of life care

Canadians are looking to expand their Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program to include mature minors. Yet, little evidence exists to ...

Euthanasia in Canada - Wikipedia

Euthanasia in Canada in its legal voluntary form is called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD, also spelled MAID) and it first became legal along with ...

Canada is expanding categories for medically assisted death - NPR

NPR's Michel Martin Speaks with Dr. Madeline Li about how Canada is set to expand the categories of those who can request medical assistance ...

'Disturbing': Experts troubled by Canada's euthanasia laws | AP News

TORONTO (AP) — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening.

Euthanasia for Canada's Mentally Ill Still on the Table Despite ...

While MAID accounted for 1% of deaths in Canada in 2017, the first full year it was allowed, the numbers had quadrupled by 2022.

First, Do No Harm: New Canadian Law Allows for Assisted Suicide ...

Several countries allow psychiatric patients who are suicidal to voluntarily receive death by lethal injection (euthanasia) or a self-administered prescription ...

At 11, he suffered in palliative care for weeks. His mom says MAID ...

Valérie Daigle says medical assistance in dying should be extended to some terminally ill children in Canada. She says she watched her son ...

Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for ...

Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessness.