Should medical assistance in dying be an option when the diagnosis isn't terminal?
CBC Radio | Posted: February 27, 2020 9:52 PM | Last Updated: March 2, 2020
This week, a bill proposes to widen eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
It would remove the requirement that someone's natural death be "reasonably foreseeable." This means people with serious, but non-life threatening conditions — like severe arthritis or cerebral palsy — would be able to apply.
Our question for this week: Should MAID be an option when the diagnosis isn't terminal?
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- Thousands of responses to medically assisted dying survey swamp government website
- CBC Opinion: Why medical assistance in dying must treat mental and physical illness equally
- CBC Opinion: Expanded rights to medical assistance in dying are pointless without better support for MAID providers
Also, Dr. Bruce Aylward joins the show for our Ask Me Anything segment. Aylward led the World Health Organization's COVID-19 mission to China.