MAID eligibility and mental illness

AI summary

The petition asks the House of Commons to support Bill C-218 to reverse the law extending medical assistance in dying (MAID) eligibility to people whose sole medical condition is a mental illness. Petitioners say people with mental illness should receive treatment and support, that mental illness can include suicidal thoughts, and that MAID eligibility in such cases would put lives at risk, especially where services are not readily available. The petition does not include a government response.

AI summaries describe petitioners’ requests and claims. Consult the official record for the full text.

Official petition

Petition to the House of Commons, WHEREAS Canadians with mental illness should be provided with treatment and support; Mental illness is complex and can include suicidal thoughts as a symptom; The lives of Canadians with mental illness will be at risk when they are eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID) on the basis of mental illness alone, especially when treatment and support are not readily available. Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to support Bill C-218 which would reverse the law extending eligibility for MAID to people with mental illness as their sole medical condition.

Government response

No government response is available yet.