# Liberals' MAID Plan Faces Mental Health Pushback

> Liberals' MAID reform avoids mental health euthanasia but faces strong opposition from health advocates.
- Title: Liberals' MAID Plan Faces Mental Health Pushback | Shortify
- Summary: Liberals' MAID reform avoids mental health euthanasia but faces strong opposition from health advocates. Canada's Liberals will ban medical assistance in…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-the-liberals-plan-for-maid-sounds-good-if-they-arent-bluffing
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## Liberals solve two euthanasia issues
The federal Liberals resolved two long-standing problems with Canada's euthanasia regime by banning medical assistance in dying for mental illness and expanding advance directives for degenerative conditions.
## Mental illness euthanasia ban effective immediately
The government will prepare legislation to permanently prohibit medical assistance in dying for mental illness, which was originally scheduled to take effect in 2023.
## Advance directives expand MAID access
The reform allows individuals with degenerative conditions to create advance directives for medical assistance in dying if they lose future capacity to make decisions.
## 77% support original MAID regime
An Angus Reid Institute poll from June showed 77 percent of Canadians support the original euthanasia regime for people severely suffering with foreseeable death.
## Mental illness support drops to 43%
Support for MAID for mental illness dropped to 43 percent, nearly matching the 39 percent who oppose it in the same poll.
## Mental health advocates oppose reform
Mental health professionals argue current care systems are inadequate, creating a moral obligation to avoid euthanasia for mentally ill individuals.
## Key takeaway

Canada's Liberals will ban medical assistance in dying for mental illness but face opposition from mental health professionals who argue current care systems are inadequate.