'It’s time to put the brakes on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada for those whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness,' Dr. Harvey Chochinov wrote in a recent op-ed published in the National Post.
Dr. Sonu Gaind, chief of psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said history shows that when enacting new laws relating to sensitive life matters, 'The evidence shows that we are right less than half the time.'
Data shows that since MAiD became legal in 2021, over half of the world's organ transplants from those who were euthanized were done by doctors in Canada.
The vote came after the campus group hosted the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) two weeks ago at a prominent campus location, with approval from the university’s administration.