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If canada doesnt delay maid for Mental Illness, i would feel that were disposable. Ill speak on behalf of those who dont have a voice, those who are frightened to have a voice. I hope im speaking for them. Its the one thing i believe i have to do to advocate for the mentally ill and advocate for a proper way for assisted death for the mentally ill. Around the world, there are conversations on medically assisted dying. Germany, france and the uk are all currently debating whether it should be per...

I wouldve died thinking i had a depression that would never go away. If canada doesnt delay maid for Mental Illness, i would feel. That were disposable. Ill speak on behalf of those who dont have a voice, those who are frightened to have a voice. I hope im speaking for them. Its the one thing i believe i have to do to advocate for the mentally ill and advocate for a proper way for assisted death for the mentally ill. Around the world, there are conversations on medically assisted dying. Germany,...

Now on bbc news, the right to die. Normally my day begins by changing my t shirt. Its soaking wet from the sweat from the nightmares. I wake up most mornings saying, not another day. As a person suffering from Mental Illness, i and other people are invisible. No one recognises us. They are embarrassed by Mental Illness, and thats. The stigma is vast. If medical assistance in dying had been available, back during those times where things were really, really low, like, there was no hope, i wouldnt...

Canada has one of the highest rates of euthanasia in the world, with 4.1% of deaths aided by doctors, but moves to make it more accessible are being questioned

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John Scully says he feels betrayed by the government’s decision to delay expanding medical assistance in dying to the mentally ill. The 82-year-old says he’s tried everything to treat his complex mental illness and without MAID, he’s left with “the horror of suicide.” Matt Galloway talks to Dr. Sonu Gaind, who testified in parliament about the need for a delay; and Dr. Jean Marmoreo, a MAID provider who says the delay is intolerable and cowardly.

Canada is expected to lead the world in assisted suicide deaths under its medical assistance in dying (MAID) program as soon as 2025.

What we’re not ready for, which is totally missed, as usual, are the social changes that are going to be required to make this ethical

Toronto's Dr. Sonu Gaind is among those who say Canada does not have enough safeguards in place to offer MAID.

Canada’s psychiatric community has been divided on the country’s emergence as a global leader in assisted death under the MAID program.