Key points Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) by lethal prescription or voluntary euthanasia has been legal in Canada for terminal illness since 2016. In March 2021, in compliance with court rulings, ...

'MAID is being offered to veterans, disabled people and people with very treatable illnesses,' Dr. John Maher told a parliamentary committee You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

In Belgium, where euthanasia is now legal for people older than 18, the government is considering extending it to children — something that no other country has done. The same bill would offer the ...

People with mental illnesses are already dying assisted deaths in Canada “under the guise of flimsy medical excuses” and others will “doctor shop until death” if euthanasia is allowed for psychiatric ...