East fake that euthanasia has been approved in Canada to apply to people with economic problems, as disseminated in various publications of Facebook And Twitter by the end of November 2022. The Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Act, adopted in 2016is not among the requirements of eligible persons having difficulty supporting themselves or “being poor”.

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Eligibility criteria for requesting support from Canadian medical services when choosing medical assistance in dying, according to the law website –consulted on December 1, 2022–, there are five:

• Be eligible for health services funded by the federal government, a province or territory (or during the applicable minimum residency period or qualifying waiting period).
• Be at least 18 years old and mentally capable. It means being able to make health care decisions for yourself.
• Have a serious and irremediable illness.
• Voluntarily request medical assistance in dying (MAID) without being the result of outside pressure or influence.
• Give your informed consent to receive MAID.

As evidenced by the Canadian government page, the economic condition of the applicant is not a requirement only conditions to be eligible, contrary to what social media posts claim. Also clarified in another section from the same portal as in general, visitors to Canada are not eligible for this assistance.

A few months earlier, between August and September, other media from the International Fact Checker Network (IFCN) identified as false that Canada kills “poor people” by euthanasia, as published checkedand that the socio-economic condition of the patients who aspire to this assistance is a real criterion, as reviewed Main stories.

East fake that euthanasia has been authorized in Canada to apply to people in economic difficulty or “poor”, as it was broadcast on social networks in November 2022. Since the Detector We reviewed the website for the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Act, which was enacted in 2016, and found that there were no financial criteria for eligibility. This version was also reviewed a few months earlier by other verification media, such as checked And Main stories. Read here how we choose and assign our labels in the Detector.

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