In Canada, Medical Assistance in Dying is changing. In 2023, people who have a mental disorder as their sole underlying medical condition will become eligible for an assisted death. Originally, that was scheduled to happen on March 17, but the government has asked for a delay. CTVNews.ca/W5 outlines 9 things you need to know about MAiD.
An expert panel studying MAiD for mental illness also issued2. No specific type of mental disorder is excluded from qualifying for a medically assisted death.
People who ask for MAiD for a mental disorder will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine if the person's disorder is "grievous and irremediable". 4. As with all forms of medically assisted death, the patient's doctor, psychiatrist, or family don't have to be part of the decision, and may not know about the MAiD until after the person has died.
However, if the patient asks assessors not to contact family or their mental health practitioners, they are required to respect the patient's wishes. The expert panel on MAiD for mental illness recommends that MAiD assessors "should ensure that people have had an extensive treatment history and access to appropriate care."
However, others argue that just because a person is waiting for treatment doesn’t mean their illness is incurable. They say people can wait for treatments that are unlikely to improve their condition.Doctors disagree on whether it is possible to reliably distinguish between a person who is requesting MAiD because they’re suicidal and one who is requesting MAiD after serious consideration.
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