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The Globe and Mail : Psychiatry chairs at medical schools oppose expanding MAID for mental illness
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Expansion of MAID to mental illness framed as lacking sufficient legitimacy or safeguards
The article highlights institutional skepticism toward the expansion, citing provincial bans and expert warnings about diagnostic uncertainty, which collectively question the legitimacy of applying MAID in this context.
“Both Alberta and Quebec have passed legislation barring MAID when the sole condition is mental illness.”
The Globe and Mail : Ontario nurses to receive new MAID guidance before patients with mental illness can access it
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MAID expansion is framed as posing risks to vulnerable patients
[editorializing] and selective emphasis on opposition voices create a framing of risk around MAID expansion, particularly for mental illness cases
“Editorial: The guardrails of MAID need vigilant scrutiny”