Soon laws in Canada will be changing and I’m wondering what your opinion is on this and why.

Here is some info:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying

After March 17, 2023, people with a mental illness as their sole underlying medical condition will have access to MAID if they meet all of the eligibility requirements and the practitioners fulfill the safeguards that are put in place for this group of people.

Not all health care providers are comfortable with medical assistance in dying. Participating in MAID may not be consistent with a provider's beliefs and values. The federal legislation does not force any person to provide or help to provide medical assistance in dying. 

Provincial and territorial governments have the responsibility for determining how and where health care services are provided. They may also make policies around where MAID can take place, however, they cannot permit actions that are prohibited under the Criminal Code.

https://www.camh.ca/en/camh-news-and-stories/maid-and-mental-illness-faqs

Criteria

At this time, to receive MAiD a person must meet all of the following criteria:

* Be eligible for health insurance in Canada;

* Be at least 18 years old and capable of making health care decisions;

* Have a grievous and irremediable medical condition;

* Make a voluntary request free from external pressure; and

* Give informed consent after being informed of all other available treatments and care.

A person is considered to have a grievous and irremediable medical condition if they meet all of the following criteria:

* They have a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability (excluding mental illness until March 2023);

* They are in an advanced state of irreversible decline; and

* Their illness, disease or disability or state of decline causes them enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to them and that cannot be relieved under conditions that they consider acceptable

A person’s death does not need to be reasonably foreseeable for MAiD eligibility (i.e., a person does not need to be at the end of life).

There are also procedural safeguards that must be met before a person can access MAiD. These safeguards include undergoing medical assessments; submitting a written request that is observed by an independent witness; being informed of the right to withdraw the request for MAiD at any time; and providing final consent immediately before receiving MAiD.