MAID in Canada: What If Your Future Self Wants to Live?

Today, we're talking about medical assistance in dying. Should you be able to ask for it in advance for a time when you can no longer consent? And is it wrong to exclude people whose only condition is mental illness?

We’re speaking with two people who testified before Parliament this spring and see this very differently.

NOTE: This episode includes a discussion of suicide and medical assistance in dying. If that’s hard to listen to, it’s okay to skip this one.

Host: Archie Matlow

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Julian Abraham (Fact Check), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Jocelyn Downie, Dr. Ramona Coelho

Additional music by Audio network

Background reading:

Dying with DignityMedical assistance in dying: Overview — Government of CanadaThe faces of MAID — The Globe & Mail

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