27 Oct 2023
Number of assisted deaths jumped more than 30 per cent in 2022, report says
Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money![MAiD advocates say that 2 years since medically assisted dying became law in Canada, significant barriers remain. For one, they say, a gap exists between where people want to die, and where they're compelled to die. The hands of an adult hold the hand of an older person, who is hooked up to intravenous and lying in a bed.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5066192.1676564002!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/medical-assistance-in-dying.jpg)
A new Health Canada report says the number of medically assisted deaths in 2022 was more than 30 per cent higher than the year prior.