Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

Canada’s Medical Assisted Suicide Program Expands to Children, the Mentally Ill and Poor

Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), that encourages people who are depressed, mentally ill, chronically ill, disabled, and cannot afford to support themselves, to commit suicide. Children, called "mature minors", whose sole medical condition is mental illness, may also be considered for assisted suicide.