TikToker Wishes For 'Medical Assistance In Dying' Due To Her Battle With Depression—And Her Wish Could Come True In Canada Next Year
Canada boasts a recent program called MAiD, which stands for medical assistance in dying. The act of helping someone commit suicide is meant to help people who are suffering from a terminal illness, painful chronic disease, etc. However, there are people on TikTok who are wishing for MAiD because their mental illness has become too much to bear.
On June 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada created a new law that allowed eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying. In order to qualify for MAiD, you have to be over 18 years old, have a "grievous and irremediable medical condition," give informed consent, be eligible to receive health services offered by the federal government, be "mentally competent," and make a voluntary request without being coerced into the decision. However, you don't need to even have a fatal or terminal condition to be eligible for MAiD, as is detailed on the official Canadian government's website. You just need to have a "serious illness, disease or disability." Sadly, there are many users on TikTok who are wishing for MAiD because of their mental illness and the scary part is, they could be eligible for it in 2023.