Everything you need to know about the Parliamentary Review of Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation.
The Parliamentary Review of medical assistance in dying (MAID) – mandated through the passage of Bill C-7 in March 2021 – is critical to creating legislation that will expand access to assisted dying while also addressing the need for safeguards and protections.
We have developed an easy-to-use toolkit to help you effectively communicate with your elected representatives, and advocate for the issues most important to you.
An advance request would allow an individual to describe, in writing, a future circumstance in which they would like to access an assisted death.
The exclusion of those with a mental illness from accessing their constitutional right to MAID is stigmatizing and discriminatory.
The positions of people living with disabilities – and the organizations representing them – must be fully included and respected as part of a consultative Parliamentary Review process.
Dying With Dignity Canada fully supports continued federal investments into expanding access to, and improving the quality of, end-of-life care.
With special eligibility criteria in place, and appropriate safeguards, mature minors should be allowed the right to choose medical assistance in dying.
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