Psychiatry chairs at medical schools oppose expanding MAID for mental illness

Heads of psychiatry at 13 Canadian medical schools are urging the federal government to halt expansion of assisted dying to patients whose sole condition is mental illness. The article points to a regulatory and policy debate in Canadian healthcare, with potential implications for medical practice and assisted-dying legislation. Market impact appears limited and primarily sector-specific rather than broad-based.

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Heads of psychiatry at 13 Canadian medical schools are urging the federal government to halt expansion of assisted dying to patients whose sole condition is mental illness. The article points to a regulatory and policy debate in Canadian healthcare, with potential implications for medical practice and assisted-dying legislation. Market impact appears limited and primarily sector-specific rather than broad-based.