
Bill C-7: Law Amendments Regarding Medical Assistance In Dying
Bill C-7, which first reached Parliament February 24, is an amendment to some clauses in Bill C-14. Bill C-14 is a law that decriminalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) that was passed in June 2016. Bill C-14 allows MAID to be administered exclusively to patients with incurable conditions and reasonably foreseeable natural deaths. According to Canada.ca, individuals who request MAID must review all means of relieving their ailments before giving informed consent. They mu