Committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
· CBC.ca
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- Federal government to pause expansion of medical assistance in dying for sole mental illness cases.
- Committee recommends indefinite pause due to concerns over mental health diagnosis and treatment.
- Decision aims to protect vulnerable individuals from potential exploitation of the MAID process.
Source Summary
A special parliamentary committee will recommend that the federal government indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, CBC News has confirmed.
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