{"id":10735,"date":"2021-03-04T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10735"},"modified":"2021-05-31T22:37:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T05:37:06","slug":"lack-of-evidence-based-medicine-in-debate-around-new-maid-law-should-concern-canadians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10735","title":{"rendered":"Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mark Sinyor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I recently had the privilege of testifying before the Senate of Canada in their deliberations about medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation. The specific question before them was whether to allow the practice as a treatment for mental illness, which the Senate voted to recommend<\/u><\/a> following an 18-month “sunset clause,” and the House of Commons says<\/u><\/a> it would support with a two-year phase-in<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no personal objection to MAID in principle. But as a doctor and a psychiatrist who believes in evidence-based medicine, I found both the hearing and the result horrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill C-7 would extend MAID to those experiencing intolerable suffering and who are not approaching the natural end of their lives, including those with mental illness. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CBC News Dr. Mark Sinyor I recently had the privilege of testifying before the Senate of Canada in their deliberations about medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation. The specific question before them was whether to allow the practice as a treatment for mental illness, which the Senate voted to recommend following an 18-month “sunset clause,” … Continue reading “Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,32,508,162,8,1092],"tags":[4039],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-10735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assisted-suicide","category-canada","category-ethical-commentary","category-euthanasia","category-legal-commentary","category-science-2","tag-mark-sinyor"],"yoast_head":"\r\nLack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A psychiatrist who believes in evidence-based medicine found hearing on euthanasia\/assisted suicide bill and its results horrifying.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10735\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians - 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