Résumés
Abstract
In her paper entitled “Why Track 2 MAiD is Discriminatory,” Isabel Grant offers a compelling disability justice-based critique of Canada’s evolving MAID regime. She argues that Track 2 MAID, which concerns persons who are not approaching the end of life, is premised on a medical model of disability that obscures structural ableism and therefore discriminates against persons with disabilities. In this commentary, I show that Grant’s analysis becomes even more urgent when extended to current debates about the expansion of MAID eligibility for individuals with mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition.
Keywords:
- MAID,
- medical assistance in dying,
- mental illness,
- discrimination
Résumé
Dans son article intitulé « Why Track 2 MAiD is Discriminatory », Isabel Grant propose une critique convaincante du régime évolutif de l’AMAD du Canada, fondée sur la justice en matière de handicap. Elle soutient que la voie 2 de l’AMM, qui concerne les personnes n’étant pas en fin de vie, repose sur un modèle médical du handicap qui occulte le capacitisme structurel et, par conséquent, est discriminatoire à l'égard des personnes handicapées. Dans ce commentaire, je montre que l’analyse de Grant devient encore plus urgente lorsqu’elle est étendue aux débats actuels sur l’élargissement de l’éligibilité à l’AMM pour les individus souffrant de troubles mentaux en tant que seule condition médicale sous-jacente.
Mots-clés :
- AMM,
- aide médicale à mourir,
- troubles mentaux,
- discrimination
Parties annexes
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