{"id":132861,"date":"2024-12-03T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132861"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:52:01","slug":"inside-canadas-debate-on-assisted-dying-for-people-with-mental-illness-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132861","title":{"rendered":"Inside Canada&#8217;s debate on assisted dying for people with mental illness  | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwNtxwfisjc?autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>This story contains references to severe mental suffering which some viewers might find distressing. <\/p>\n<p>Germany, France and the UK are all currently debating whether medically assisted dying should be permitted, and for whom. <\/p>\n<p>But medical assistance in dying in Canada, also known as MAID, is already available for adults with terminal illness, or serious and chronic medical conditions. <\/p>\n<p>Canada has been considering for the past year whether to include eligibility for those who suffer solely from a mental illness sparking a heated debate &#8211; but this year decided to delay. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC follows one man considering applying for MAID, and the impact of the government\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n<p>If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org     <\/p>\n<p>In the UK details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk\/actionline<\/p>\n<p>#AssistedDying #BBCNews<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lwNtxwfisjc\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story contains references to severe mental suffering which some viewers might find distressing. Germany, France and the UK are all currently debating whether medically assisted dying should be permitted, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132861\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}