A 54-year-old St Catharines man is in the process of applying for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), not because he wants to die, but because social supports are failing him, and he fears he may have no other choice. Amir Farsoud lives with never-ending agony from a back injury years ago. He tells CityNews at Read more
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Long covid sufferer applies for assisted suicide
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
A Canadian woman experiencing ongoing long covid symptoms more than two years after catching the virus has applied for voluntary euthanasia. Tracey Thompson, a Toronto resident in her 50s, told CTV News she had begun applying for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) due to her enduring illness and lack of financial support. MAiD first became Read more
Debate rages as Canada offers euthanasia to mentally ill
Thursday, April 28th, 2022
Doctors in Canada are concerned about legislation passed in 2021 that expanded euthanasia and medically assisted suicide eligibility to the mentally ill. Debate rages over whether a doctor may reasonably say patients with depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have realistic recovery prospects. Experts are debating if the mentally ill have the ability to consent to Read more