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April Hubbard is speaking out after the federal government delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people solely suffering from a mental illness until 2027.

Canada expands Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): Breaking new ground in compassion and complexity around mental illness.

Two psychiatrists and two people with lived experience of mental illness to provide their perspectives in AMI-Québecs 2023 Low-Beer event.

In 2016, the Canadian government legalized medical assistance in dying. The Canadian Supreme Court concluded that laws preventing assisted suicide stifled in...

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

Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group

Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group representing the specialists across the country.

Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group

Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country incredibly concerned about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group representing the specialists across the country.

Further time is required to increase awareness of this change and establish guidelines and standards to which clinicians, patients and the public can turn to