Here s the latest on the review of Canada s assisted dying law
Five years after assisted dying was legalized in Canada, lawmakers are preparing to review the system that has permitted thousands of Canadians to choose the time and place of their deaths. Here are some of the thorny issues they ll have to examine.
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In Canada, five years after assisted death was legalized, legislators are preparing to review the system, which has enabled thousands of Canadians to choose when and where to die.
In 2016, Canada became one of the few countries that allowed certain adults to ask doctors to help them die. After the National Supreme Court ruled that the original law was too narrow, the federal government recently expanded the scope of this practice.
A joint committee composed of members of Congress and Senators began to review the law on May 17. The task of the committee is to answer some heavy questions, such as whether mature minors should receive medical assistance for the dying (MAID), and whether patients should be allowed to request medical records in advance before their pain becomes intolerable.
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