MAID Bill Is an Affront to Equality

Authors

H Archibald Kaiser, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Isabel Grant, Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaFollow
Trudo Lemmens, University of Toronto, TorontoFollow
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Medical Assistance in Dying, Persons with Disabilities, Canada

Abstract

In extending medical assistance in dying to persons with disabilities whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable, the amended MAID bill exposes the shallowness of Canada’s commitment to the human rights of persons with disabilities. We urge MPs to reflect where Bill C-7 would lead us with state-supported medical termination of life for those not already dying.

Recommended Citation

Archibald Kaiser et al, "MAID Bill Is an Affront to Equality", Opinion Editorial, Toronto Star (11 March 2021) online: < www.thestar.com > [perma.cc/RV83-PZY4].