medical assistance in dying

Canadian Senate Amends Assisted Dying Bill, Expands Access to Those With Mental Illness

The Senate voted to give the Canadian government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. On Tuesday, senators voted ...

February 11, 2021BY Andrew Chen

Witness Urges Senate to Kill Medical Assistance in Dying Bill in Final Round of Committee Hearing

Gabrielle Peters is a writer with disabilities who lives on one of the lowest incomes in Canada. She ...

February 4, 2021BY Andrew Chen

Government Senate Rep Concedes Assisted Dying Bill May Not Be Constitutional

OTTAWA—The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to assisted dying ...

December 16, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Conservatives Prepared to Debate Assisted Dying Bill Around the Clock: O’Toole

OTTAWA—Opposition Conservatives appeared Tuesday to be pushing the Liberal government to ask a Quebec court for yet another ...

December 8, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Conservatives Urge Liberal Government to Amend Assisted Dying Bill to Improve Safeguards

The Conservative Party urged the Liberal government to amend a bill on medically assisted dying to ensure safeguard ...

December 3, 2020BY Andrew Chen

Majority of Canadians Have Concerns About Expanding Medically Assisted Dying: Poll

The majority of Canadians have concerns about the federal government’s expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD), a ...

November 10, 2020BY Justina Wheale