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Ontario Court Dismisses Toronto Woman's Motion to Apply for MAID for Mental Illness
The ruling upholds Canada’s current MAID ban for mental illness alone, leaving Brosseau without an exemption after she sought relief from persistent suffering.
- An Ontario Superior Court judge dismissed a motion seeking a constitutional exemption that would have allowed Toronto resident Claire Brosseau to apply for MAID based solely on mental illness.
- Brosseau, a 49-year-old, filed the motion citing treatment for bipolar disorder, an eating disorder, substance use disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Her legal team argued in court on July 20 that she required emergency relief from persistent suffering that began in childhood and intensified over the last 35 years.
- Canadians are currently ineligible to apply for MAID on the basis of mental illness alone, a policy that has remained highly controversial since it became a temporary exclusion in 2021.
- This dismissal, reported by The Canadian Press on Sept 3, confirms the current legal framework remains in place regarding mental illness exclusions from MAID eligibility.
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CTV NewsOntario court denies Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has denied a motion that would have allowed a woman who suffers solely from a mental illness to apply for a medically assisted death. Claire Brosseau, a 49-year-old Toronto resident, filed a motion in May seeking a constitut...
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CP Ontario court dismisses Toronto woman’s motion to apply for MAID for mental illness
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has dismissed a motion that would have allowed a woman who suffers solely from a mental illness to apply for a medically assisted death.
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CP Ontario court dismisses Toronto woman's motion to apply for MAID for mental illness
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has dismissed a motion that would have allowed a woman who suffers solely from a mental illness to apply for a medically assisted death.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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