Debate continues over expanding MAID to mental illness
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Should Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, be Available to People with Mental Illness? The highly debated issue was the focus of a community discussion in Lethbridge hosted by the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs or SACPA.
While MAID has been legal in Canada since 2016, the eligibility expansion for mental illness, which has been postponed twice, is set to take effect in March 2027. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria was there to get reaction from attendees.
Quebec, Ontario, and B.C. account for 85% of all MAID deaths.
