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Evidence lacking to support inclusion of mental illness in assisted-dying framework

If we want to provide MAID to people with life-suffering illnesses who might get better, we should have that honest debate, and the framework should reflect that.

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BY DR. K. SONU GAIND
March 1, 2021

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Evidence lacking to support inclusion of mental illness in assisted-dying framework

If we want to provide MAID to people with life-suffering illnesses who might get better, we should have that honest debate, and the framework should reflect that.

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