Canada To Review Eligibility Requirements For Assisted Suicide, Which Could Allow Minors To Seek Death Without Parental Consent
The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was appointed one year ago to review specific requests for assisted suicide, which includes "mature minors" and people suffering from mental illness.
From 2016 to 2021, the number of assisted suicide deaths in Canada reached a total number of 31,664. Unfortunately, the rate at which these types of deaths are occurring increases annually. You would think that euthanasia would only be allowed for individuals who are suffering from an excruciating illness that limits their enjoyment of life, or those who can't find a cure and are facing a foreseeable death. Now, however, people who have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders will soon have the option to voluntarily end their lives.