Subhead:Sheila Gunn Reid and David Menzies discuss the possibility of youth being able to access the assisted suicide program, warning that Canadians should be aware of the dark changes coming to the country’s health-care system.#
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Controversy continues to surround the Medical Assistance in Dying program in Canada. While assisted suicide was first given legal approval in rare cases, generally for those with terminal illnesses, activists are still pushing to expand MAID to individuals suffering only from mental health issues — or even so-called mature minors, youth under 18 who are suffering from serious illness.
On Monday’s Rebel Roundup livestream, hosts David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid waded into this tragic topic.
Lobbying groups like Dying With Dignity have been “talking about this for years,” Sheila noted.
“If you think this isn’t a possibility, ask yourself about the ability in many provinces for children dubbed mature minors to self-sterilize,” she said, adding these procedures were no longer available, except under extreme circumstances, in Alberta follow Premier Danielle Smith’s legislative changes.
“This is a thing, and the Liberals will adopt this,” Sheila continued. “Everything that Dying With Dignity has pushed in the last 20 years has come to fruition; it’s just a matter of time.”
