New report will share recommendations on assisted dying for mental illness (opens original article in a new tab)

A Canadian parliamentary committee is set to release a report with recommendations on expanding medical assistance in dying to individuals with mental illness, following public support for current MAID criteria and concerns about expanding eligibility.

• A parliamentary committee in Canada is set to deliver a report on expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID) to individuals with mental illness.
• The report will include recommendations on whether to allow MAID for people whose sole condition is a mental illness.
• An Angus Reid survey indicates that nearly four in five Canadians support the current MAID criteria, but there is hesitation to expand eligibility beyond those with reasonably foreseeable deaths.