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Ottawa proposes delaying MAID expansion for patients with mental illness until 2027
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland makes an announcement in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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A delay is not enough: Ottawa should withdraw its MAID law for the mentally ill
The Editorial Board
politics
Ottawa to delay again expansion of medically assisted death for patients with mental illnesses
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Ottawa. Some lawyers are pushing their national advocacy organization to withdraw its support of expanding medical assistance in dying to those suffering solely from a mental disorder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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More Quebeckers donated organs after MAID but Canada needs standardized data, study shows
A study from Quebec says 64 people donated their organs after medical assistance in dying over five years, representing 14 per cent of all such donations in that province in 2022. A liver is prepared for transport after it has been removed from an organ donor June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Humphrey
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Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID
Demand for MAID is growing across the country but, like many provinces, Ontario does not have a mechanism for nurse practitioners to take on independent work and be paid for it. A patient has his hand held, in Minneapolis, Monday, May 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS-David Joles-Star Tribune via AP
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Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID
Friendly female doctor hands holding patient hand lying in bed for encouragement, empathy, cheering and support while medical examination. Bad news lessening, compassion, trust and ethics concept
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Quebeckers no longer seeing doctor-assisted deaths as exceptional treatment, oversight body says
Michel Bureau, president of the commission on end-of-life care, attends a news conference in Quebec City on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. As the number of people receiving medical assistance in dying in Quebec rises, the head of the provincial commission that monitors the practice says he worries it's no longer being seen as a last resort. Bureau said he worries the public has stopped seeing MAID as an exceptional practice for people with incurable illnesses whose suffering is unbearable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Vancouver hospital defends suggesting MAID to suicidal patient as risk assessment tool
Kathrin Mentler, 37, is photographed at her Vancouver apartment building on July 27, 2023. (Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Forcing all Canadian hospitals to offer MAID would be a toxic dose of intolerance
Brian Bird
politics
Politics Briefing: MPs spend three hours grilling David Johnston on foreign interference findings
David Johnston, special rapporteur on foreign interference, appears at a Parliamentary Committee Meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 6, 2023. Photograph by Blair Gable
opinion
Canada’s permissive assisted-dying culture is devaluing people with disabilities
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
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Doctors, disability advocates condemn parliamentary committee’s recommendation to expand MAID law
closeup of a young caucasian man holding the hand of an old caucasian woman with affection
opinion
Before we make it easier to access assisted death, we must improve Canadians’ access to life
Steven Fletcher
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Most Canadians want the right to plan ahead for an assisted death if they get dementia. So why is it so complicated?
Sandra deMontigny, who was diagnosed with Alzheimers at 39, pose at her house in Levis February 7, 2023. Mathieu Belanger for The Globe and Mail
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MAID eligibility should expand to minors, patients with mental illness, report recommends
Dr. Stefanie Green administers medications to Dr. Ronald Bayne as his medically assisted death takes place in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, February 26, 2021. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
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Outspoken artist Mendelson Joe blended music and art with activism
Canadian folk artist Mendelson Joe at his cabin. June 14, 2010
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Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized
Quebec has seen a threefold increase in the number of organ donors including a major jump in donations through medical aid in dying (MAID), says a report. Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Molly Riley
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Federal government introduces legislation to delay changes to the MAID law until next year
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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I still grieve my spouse, but find comfort knowing he had an incredibly peaceful end to a beautiful life
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Experts clash on whether medically assisted dying system ready for expansion by March
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