The Trudeau government has agreed with the amendment of a bill in the Senate that would allow Canadians suffering solely from mental illnesses to receive medical assistance in dying. Last week, senators wrapped up debates on Bill C-7, proposing an 18-month time limit that will repeal a clause banning people whose sole medical condition is…
Liberal Government Agrees to Allow Canadians With Mental Illness to Receive MAID
Feds Agree to Allow Canadians With Mental Illness to Receive Assisted Death
The federal government has agreed with the amendment of a bill in the Senate that would allow Canadians suffering solely from mental illnesses to receive medical assistance in dying. Last week, senators wrapped up debates on Bill C-7, proposing an 18-month time limit that will repeal a clause banning people whose sole medical condition is…
Senate Passes Amended Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying
The Senate wrapped up debates on the bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with a vote, sending it back to the House of Commons for a final review later this week. On Wednesday, senators voted 66-19, with 3 abstentions, passing Bill C-7, which would expand access to medical assistance in dying to…
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 57-21 to amend Bill C-7, which prohibits MAiD for people whose sole medical condition is a mental illness. The amendment would allow people suffering from…
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 was admitted to a hospital in Vancouver following the onset of a rare autoimmune system disease in 2009. Soon after, her partner left her to become homeless after the disease made her unable to work. But she…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`