Should medical assistance in dying be an option when the diagnosis isn't terminal?

This week, a bill proposes to widen eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID).

It would remove the requirement that someone's natural death be "reasonably foreseeable." This means people with serious, but non-life threatening conditions — like severe arthritis or cerebral palsy — would be able to apply.

Our question for this week: Should MAID be an option when the diagnosis isn't terminal?

Also, Dr. Bruce Aylward joins the show for our Ask Me Anything segment. Aylward led the World Health Organization's COVID-19 mission to China.