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MAID expansion advocates have wrongly appropriated the abortion debate

Abortion rights enable women to thrive in a society where they have historically faced inequality and access to safe abortions saves women’s lives. Track 2 medical assistance in dying ends the lives of disabled people, and disproportionately those of women. MAID for mental illness is not a disability right.

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BY ISABEL GRANT, TRUDO LEMMENS
February 21, 2024

Opinion | BY ISABEL GRANT, TRUDO LEMMENS | February 21, 2024

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