The Association of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada, which includes heads of psychiatry departments at all 17 medical schools, issued a statement Thursday calling for a delay to the change set to be implemented in mid-March.As the Canadian national soccer teams head to their respective FIFA World Cups, Derek Van Diest is on the scene to cover all the action. Expect expert insights and analysis in your inbox daily throughout the tournaments, and weekly on Thursdays for the rest of the season.
A statement from the office of federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is committed to implementing MAID for those with a mental disorder by keeping their safety and security at the forefront. Sareen also called for training for health providers doing the assessments to begin sooner than its expected rollout next fall. Psychiatrists want clarity on what could be a request for suicide compared with MAID, leaving them to determine a path toward treatment or providing euthanasia, he added.
“We’re in the middle of an opioid epidemic. And we’re in the middle of a mental health pandemic. Post-COVID, wait times for access to treatment are the highest ever,” he said. The final report of an expert panel was released in May with 19 recommendations, including training for doctors and nurse practitioners assessing MAID requests to address topics like the impact of race, socioeconomic status and cultural sensitivity.
Dr. Derryck Smith, a psychiatrist in Vancouver and a past board member of Dying With Dignity, said that while there is no doubt that MAID is a divisive topic among his peers across Canada, he believes there’s a need to wait for the special parliamentary committee’s final report “before we try to slow the process down.”
psi_mind Unless a person is terminally ill, with death imminent, this should never be an option! Quit sending our monies to other countries and start providing the resources for Canadians to get the help they need.
This is crazy wef wefterrorist wef2030agenda defundwef to depopulate the earth
This article makes my soul cry regarding how hopeless the decision makers empathy and prejudices run
Eugenics in Canada
Delay?!?!? AYFKM?
MAID is your assisted suicide, right? Astonishing and terrifying that this is even a thing. At this rate next will be the non consensual suicide of those who dissent.
Please don't. I take great pleasure Recommending Trudeau supporters take Full advantage of Canadas amazing assisted suicide program that is now open to the mentally ill.
Did Nazi that coming
No Shit.
Between the push for this and abortion the future is looking very conservative at least. The left is now a death cult.
Nah. 'Old stock' Canadians have had their time in the sun. Time to start over.
I don't give a crap what those 'doctors' say. They abandoned me when they couldn't fix my mental health problems.
The shrinks are wrong. Canada should just ABOLISH it. Australia has this. A lady was diagnosed with cancer back in '05/'07, choose Voluntarily Assisted Death. The autopsy showed she NEVER had cancer, she had a twisted bowel. She chose VAD due to a wrong diagnosis. It's just wrong
Welcome to the 4th Reich, Canada.
It should delay MAID period and only consider it under the most extreme circumstances. You don't need to be a psychiatrist to see where this could go very wrong.
From what I’ve seen MAID is treated like any other procedure. While some would like it as a future option to fall back on should their condition decline suddenly, once they start the process, they’re pressured to pick a termination date No wait and see No “just in case” like DNR
You think ! What the heck is going on in this Country
Trudeau is a modern day nazi
The government is promoting and offering MAID to our soldiers suffering from PTSD. How would people feel if they were also offering to everyone suffering from being born in the wrong body ?
This is the end game for socialized medicine. It inevitably was going to get into the business of killing us in all stages of life. From the womb to old age and every place in between. I dare you to deny it.
Everyone should have access to this program!
NO SHIT
Why is the government promoting suicide? Regardless of the acronym they give it that’s all it is.
Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »
Source: PGCitizen - 🏆 65. / 51 Read more »
Source: CTVCalgary - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »
Source: ctvottawa - 🏆 29. / 67 Read more »