The report sets out recommendations for establishing a MAID regime that addresses situations regarding incurability, irreversibility, individual capacity, suicidality and the impact of structural vulnerabilities. The panel concluded that many of these concerns are neither unique to requests for MAID from persons with a mental disorder nor applicable to every requestor who has a mental disorder. It believes the recommendations should apply to any case where similar concerns may arise, irrespective of the requester's diagnosis. Access to MAID in the case of individuals with a mental illness was delayed for 24 months in the Mar. 2021 legislation to allow the panel to provide advice to the federal government on the safeguards, protocols and guidance that should apply in these cases.
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Le gouvernement du Canada dépose le Rapport final du Groupe d’experts sur l’aide médicale à mourir et la maladie mentale - Santé Canada
Ottawa’s final report on MAID, mental illness sets out 19 recommendations
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May 13, 2022