Ms. Frazee, the report by the Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness highlights concerns and outlines a number of principles related to safeguards, particularly regarding systemic inequality. It states: “In the course of assessing a request for MAID—regardless of the requester’s diagnoses—a clinician must carefully consider whether the person’s circumstances are a function of systemic inequality. ”
Recommendation 6 states that it is necessary to “ensure that all requesters have access to the fullest possible range of social supports which could potentially contribute to relieve suffering […].”
This refers to safeguard measure 241.2(3.1)(g), which requires ensuring that the person has been informed of the means available to alleviate their suffering, particularly when indicated.
We must therefore be able to address structural vulnerabilities.
Wouldn’t these guidelines be sufficient, in your view, if they were applied correctly?