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The terms permissive or progressive don't do justice to the expansion of assisted suicide in Canada that's happened practically overnight. Outrageous and unacceptable are a bitter fit.
In recent months, Canadians have been shocked by news stories about people who have considered, been offered, or been approved for what we call "medical assistance in dying" (MAiD) for reasons that take us way beyond where we thought we were headed.
When MAiD was first introduced five years ago, a person had to be facing imminent death. Last year, the federal Liberal government removed that qualifier.
Now, one must “have a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability" according to the government. But a lot of critics argue these terms are too open to interpretation. Also, starting next March, people suffering with mental illness will be eligible for MAiD....