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Ottawa proposes delaying MAID expansion for patients with mental illness until 2027
(www.theglobeandmail.com)
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I could see it for very severe and advanced cases of dementia/Alzheimer's where they have a living will requesting it. But I'd be wary of expanding availability much beyond that. Informed consent is really challenging with mental illness in general, but especially so for something as irriversable as MAID
I assume that is the main reason for the delay.
If you're going to do this, you have to get it right.
Alzheimer's and dementia aren't really mental illnesses. They're neurological diseases but not really a mental illness.
Are they including those in their definition of mental illness?