Dr. Mona Gupta at the Medical Assistance in Dying Committee

March 24th, 2026 / 8:05 p.m.

Full Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal, As an Individual

Thank you for the question.

I fully agree that the complexity often attributed to mental health conditions already exists in other conditions for which MAID is sought. I do not believe that any new complexity will arise if MAID is granted for patients whose mental health conditions are their sole medical issue.

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