Canadian panel pushes assisted suicide for minors without parental consent
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A Canadian panel recommended that while parents should be consulted, they should not have the final say over whether the state should administer medically assisted suicide to minors.
The government document explained the debate among government witnesses about expanding assisted suicide to those who are not yet legal adults. Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
"For MAID and mature minors, the committee heard a mix of views about whether MAID should be available to those under the age of 18. Many witnesses believed that age alone does not determine whether someone is capable of consenting to MAID," the document’s authors wrote. "At the same time, a cautious approach was recommended, especially since there is little evidence from youth themselves on this topic."