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Impoverished Canadians accessing MAiD victims of ‘systemic coercion,’ say disability advocates

Parliamentarians were told they did not properly consult the disabled community, and urged to pause expansion to persons with mental illnesses as sole underlying condition in 2023.

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Impoverished Canadians accessing MAiD victims of ‘systemic coercion,’ say disability advocates

Parliamentarians were told they did not properly consult the disabled community, and urged to pause expansion to persons with mental illnesses as sole underlying condition in 2023.

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