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What is a 'safe death'? Mentally ill woman asks for assisted dying in Canada

Claire Brosseau, a 49-year-old Toronto woman with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder and PTSD who describes herself as functionally terminal, has filed a legal challenge against Canada’s medically assisted dying (MAID) law to access the procedure, as current rules exclude those with solely mental illness. Canada has twice delayed expanding MAID eligibility to mental health patients over healthcare system readiness concerns; a parliamentary committee reviewing the expansion faces criticism for excluding patient voices like Brosseau’s, with debates ongoing between supporters citing mercy and opponents warning of risks and gaps in mental health and disability support.