Advocates Concerned About Ottawa’s Plan to Allow Advance Euthanasia Requests
Euthanasia prevention advocates are criticizing the government’s plan to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in certain cases of serious illness. The change will be part of a bill the government plans to table that also indefinitely extends the ban on allowing MAID for those whose sole condition is mental illness.
TL;DR
- Euthanasia prevention advocates criticize the government's plan to allow advance requests for MAID.
- The plan is part of a bill that also indefinitely extends the ban on MAID for sole mental illness conditions.
- The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is concerned about the problematic nature of consent when individuals cannot currently request MAID.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser made an announcement regarding the plan on October 7th.