The Evan Bray Show - Donna Stewart - December 7th, 2023

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A recent report from Health Canada says 13,241 people received medically assisted deaths in 2022 — a 31.2 per cent jump over 2021. Dr. Donna Stewart is one of Canada’s leading experts in MAID. She is a professor at the University of Toronto as well as a member of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Working Group on MAID, the Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers, and Dying with Dignity. She joins Evan to discuss why we are seeing an increase in the number of Canadians accessing medical assistance in dying.
7 Dec 2023 10AM English Canada News Commentary

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