Context Beyond The Headlines

Canada is among the 12 countries in the world that have made assisted death legal.       Brought into law 6 years ago, MAID continues to be a point of contention in this country.        Last year alone, 10,000 Canadians died by the procedure, with numbers expected to increase this year.        When Bill C-7 was initially passed the caveat to accessing the procedure was that one’s death had to be reasonably foreseeable.         Since then the law has changed and allows those with a serious and incurable illness disease or disability to access MAID.          A special joint committee is looking into changing the restrictions once more- allowing those with mental health diagnoses and mature minors access to the procedure.     Critics say the law is flawed and has made it too easy for Canadians to choose death.  44-year-old Sathya Dhara