PSYCHIATRISTS CALL ON OTTAWA TO DELAY EXPANSION OF MAID.
COMMENTS

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The association representing the lead psychiatrists at
Canada’s 17 medical schools is calling on the federal
government to delay the expansion of assisted dying to
people with mental illness, joining an increasingly
vocal group of doctors who say proper safeguards are
not yet in place.

A statement to be released today by the Association
of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada says more time is
needed to develop high-quality standards of care,
doctor training and expert consensus, before allowing
Canadians to apply for a medically assisted death with
mental illness as their sole condition.

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ONE OF A FEW COUNTRIES THAT ALOWs EUTHANASIA FOR MENTAL
ILLNESS.

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In mid-March, Canada will become one of only a few
countries that allows euthanasia for mental disorders
– a step that will make the country’s assisted dying
legislation among the most liberal in the world.

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01/12/22