Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Health: Discriminatory or Justifiable Exclusion?

Since June 2016, Canada’s terminally ill adults can end their suffering by requesting medical assistance in dying (MAiD). MAiD is thoroughly regulated by Bill C-14, which states that in order to be eligible, one must be dealing with a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” (Government of Canada) which is defined as “a serious illness, disease or disability (…), in an advanced state of decline that cannot be reversed,” and causing “unbearable physical or mental suffering (…) that cannot be relieved” (Government of Canada). Up until March 2021, people suffering solely from mental…