MAiD expansion should be paused indefinitely: committee

MAiD expansion should be paused indefinitely: committee

June 17, 2026 6:41 pm EST.

A special committee on medical assistance in dying, says expansion of MAiD to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness should be paused indefinitely. Canada faces suits from those seeking to both stop, and expand MAiD.

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