Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
“In February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Carter v. Canada that parts of the Criminal Code would need to change to satisfy the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The parts that prohibited medical assistance in dying would no longer be valid. The Supreme Court gave the government until June 6, 2016, to create a new law.
“In June 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation that allows eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying.
“On October 5, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced Bill C-7: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) in Parliament, which proposes changes to Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying.
“On March 17, 2021, Parliament passed revised legislation that makes important changes to who may be eligible to obtain medical assistance in dying and the process of assessment. These changes take effect immediately. The government is working with provinces and territories and with health care professionals to ensure eligible Canadians will be able to request MAID according to the new law, and that the appropriate protections are in place.”
Quoted from the Government of Canada website
Resources
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Health MAID Information
- MAID: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)
- MAID: Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying