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House Hansard - 280

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 12, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Feb/12/24 1:20:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it would have been good if my colleague could have sat with us on the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. I think she is confusing two things. Just because a person requests MAID does not mean that they will be eligible to receive it, and all of the experts, whether they are in favour of MAID or not, have said that a suicidal state is reversible. I am not sure what she was talking about, but it is important not to engage in fearmongering. No one who has just been taken into care will be given that option because, first of all, it is not an option that is offered to people. People have to make a request. I would invite my colleague to read the panel's recommendations on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • Feb/12/24 1:53:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I know this is a very important discussion on MAID being available to people with mental illness. If people are in a certain mental state, obviously they are not considered to be of sound mind when they try to make that decision. Who would make that decision in their place? Who decides who avails of MAID and who does not? I have a problem with this part of it, having somebody else make that decision. It almost like someone is trying to cleanse society. Would he agree that people should be of sound mind to make the decision themselves when it comes to MAID?
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