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MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review of evidence.

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BY K. SONU GAIND
February 13, 2023

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MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review of evidence.

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