Ten years ago, Quebec became the first province in Canada to make medical assistance in dying accessible, thus becoming a ...
Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas. By Katie Engelhart In 2023, one out of 20 Canadians who died received a ...
OTTAWA — Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new ...
The legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada has led to disproportionately high rates of premature deaths among vulnerable groups, according to a recent Cardus Health report.
Cardus Health, an organization that aims to foster a social system that supports natural death and helps institutions care for patients approaching the end of life, conducted the report. According to ...