The EFC sent a written submission to a
special committee of MPs and Senators studying MAiD for mental illness on April 20, 2026.
The law allowing eligibility for MAiD on the basis of mental illness will come into effect on March 17, 2027, unless a bill is passed to stop the expansion.
The special joint committee's study was mandated in a previous bill that delayed the expansion until 2027. The committee report is due back to Parliament by October 2.
In its
brief, the EFC urged a complete reversal of the law allowing MAiD for mental illness.
If the expansion of MAiD goes ahead, the EFC strongly recommended additional safeguards be put in place, such as requiring a direct assessment by a psychiatrist and that MAiD be a last resort after all reasonable treatment options have been tried.
Read the EFC's submission
here.