Mental Illness and Medical Assistance in Dying: Changes to the Law Coming Soon
This blog was written by Christopher Cook, student-at-law. Medical assistance in dying (“MAiD”) is yet in its infancy in Canada. It was only in 2015 that the Supreme Court of Canada struck down as unconstitutional the Criminal Code’s prohibition on physician-assisted suicide. The following year, the Parliament of Canada amended the Criminal Code to permit MAiD for those suffering from grievous and irremediable physical or physiological medical conditions. On March….
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