Justice Minister to Announce Next Steps for MAID in Canada
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the government is nearly ready to reveal its long-awaited decision on the next steps for medical assistance in dying in Canada, which is expected to address whether the procedure will be available to people who solely suffer from mental illness. A press release from the department of justice said the announcement will be made with the minister of health in Ottawa on Wednesday at noon. It will be the first time the federal government communicates the direction it plans to take on MAID in the wake of a parliamentary committee recommending in June that it should “indefinitely pause” an expansion of the end of life procedure to people with mental disorders.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced that the government is close to revealing its decision regarding medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada. The upcoming announcement, made with the Minister of Health, is expected to clarify the availability of MAID for individuals whose sole condition is mental illness. This decision comes after a parliamentary committee recommended an indefinite pause on expanding MAID to those with mental disorders.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced a near-ready decision on the next steps for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada.
- The decision is expected to address MAID availability for individuals with solely mental illness.
- An announcement will be made in Ottawa on Wednesday at noon with the Minister of Health.
- This follows a parliamentary committee’s recommendation to ‘indefinitely pause’ MAID expansion for mental disorders.
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