Oppose MAID for mental illness

AI summary

The petitioners say that medical assistance in dying (MAID) will be expanded to people with mental illness on March 17, 2027 unless Parliament intervenes. They call on the Government of Canada to support Bill C-218, which the petition describes as excluding mental disorders from qualifying as a grievous and irremediable medical condition, and to prioritize suicide prevention and increased mental-health supports instead of expanding MAID. 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: Medical assistance in dying will expand to Canadians with mental illness on March 17, 2027, unless Parliament intervenes; Parliament considers it a priority to ensure that supports are in place for the mental health of everyone in Canada; Vulnerable Canadians must be given suicide prevention instead of suicide assistance; Medical assistance in dying risks normalizing suicide as a solution for those suffering from mental illness; Canada should focus on increasing mental health supports and improving access to these supports instead of offering medical assistance in dying for those with mental illness; Bill C-218 seeks to provide that a mental disorder is not a grievous and irremediable medical condition for which a person could receive medical assistance in dying; Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: Support Bill C-218 and stop the expansion of medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness.

Government response

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