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Feds to delete near-death requirement but could impose new limits to MAID
Joan Bryden The Canadian Press Published Monday, January 13, 2020 6:20AM EST
OTTAWA -- The Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already near death to seek medical assistance to end their suffering.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the government accepts the Sept. 11 ruling of the Superior Court of Quebec and will amend the federal law accordingly.
But while the government has agreed to eliminate the near-death requirement, its consultation questionnaire suggests other hurdles could be imposed to ensure what it considers to be a balance between a person's right to choose to end their life and protecting vulnerable individuals who could be pressured into an early death.
Under the court ruling, it has until March 11 to amend the law.
Canadians will have until Jan. 27 to offer their views on how the law should be amended through the online questionnaire being launched today...
Feds to delete near-death requirement but could impose new limits to MAID
Joan Bryden The Canadian Press Published Monday, January 13, 2020 6:20AM EST
OTTAWA -- The Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already near death to seek medical assistance to end their suffering.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the government accepts the Sept. 11 ruling of the Superior Court of Quebec and will amend the federal law accordingly.
But while the government has agreed to eliminate the near-death requirement, its consultation questionnaire suggests other hurdles could be imposed to ensure what it considers to be a balance between a person's right to choose to end their life and protecting vulnerable individuals who could be pressured into an early death.
Under the court ruling, it has until March 11 to amend the law.
Canadians will have until Jan. 27 to offer their views on how the law should be amended through the online questionnaire being launched today...