A Canadian court is weighing whether actress and comedian Claire Brosseau should gain access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) based solely on her mental illness.
Brosseau, who says decades of bipolar disorder and PTSD have left her in constant suffering, argues Canada’s exclusion of psychiatric illness from MAID is discriminatory.
Her supporters frame the case as one of personal autonomy and equality before the law. But the case is opposed by many disability and pro-life advocates.
They warn the case could normalise suicide for vulnerable people instead of expanding mental-health care, treatment, and suicide prevention.
