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Assisted Dying: What can we learn from Canada?

Assisted Dying: What can we learn from Canada?

This Is Why · Sky News

November 25, 202426m 45s

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Show Notes

As MPs prepare to vote on assisted dying legislation, Sky News has been to Canada where wider rules were legalised eight years ago.  

Some 4% of deaths in the country in 2022 were with the help of a doctor, under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) law.  

In this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky’s health correspondent Ashish Joshi, and hears from Canadians about MAID. Niall also talks Dr Ellen Wiebe, a doctor who has assisted in more than 400 deaths.   

If you want to learn more about the proposed legislation in this country you can read more here, and anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email [email protected] in the UK.  
 
Podcast Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Philly Beaumont