Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: April 1, 2025 - 06:00
United Nations report recommends Canada repeal MAID for people without terminal illnesses
April 1, 2025
A United Nations committee reviewing Canada’s treatment of disabled people is calling on Ottawa to repeal medical assistance in dying for anyone without a terminal illness, a procedure referred to as the “Track 2” option for MAID.The new report from the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also recommends Canada create a federal MAID watchdog to investigate complaints, and that the country invest heavily in addressing the systemic failures that lead disabled people to apply for assisted death in the first place.
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