Originally Posted by
DogPit
What about them expanding it to mental health patients? Are they really volunteering?
That is delayed till 2027 to further study, so no guarantee that that will happen. A requirement for assisted suicide in Canada is that the patient has to request it, an independent observer has to acknowledge that, and two health proffesionals have to sign off. Yes, with the mentally ill it is possible that they are not acting in their own best interest. I am personally less worried about the mentally ill being treated, than all the people with mental health issues not receiving any treatment because they don't have health insurance.