Ottawa’s MAID plan undermines suicide prevention
Canada faces a fundamental contradiction between preventing suicide and expanding MAID to people suffering solely from mental illness
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So why do we all feel so alone?
MAiD should not be a response to depression
Canadians need real mental health support, not state-sanctioned suicide
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