It is time for sociologists and other researchers in human and societal interactions worldwide to fill the lacuna in the understanding of contemporary politics and power amongst the people of Africa. This is necessary because for a continent whose monarchical systems of government..
It amended the previous law, Bill C-14 (2016), the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Act, to allow those who are not terminally ill to receive MAID. The most recent bill came about because two disabled (but not terminally ill) people in Quebec sued the government in order to receive MAID. They won their cases and the court ordered the government to amend Bill C-14 to allow assisted suicide for those who are suffering from disabling conditions. The bill also allows for those with mental illness, such as depression, to receive MAID, although there is a two-year moratorium to allow for the government to develop policy guidelines.