Overview
- Brosseau has filed a complaint in Ontario Superior Court and joined litigation with Dying With Dignity Canada challenging the restriction.
- Canada’s assisted-dying law still bars applicants whose only diagnosis is a mental disorder, with any change now not expected until 2027.
- The 48-year-old says decades of severe, treatment-resistant illness persisted despite dozens of medications, multiple therapies, psychedelics, and electroconvulsive therapy.
- Her treating psychiatrists are divided, with Dr. Gail Robinson prepared to support her choice and Dr. Mark Fefergrad asserting she can recover and should pursue other options.
- She decided to seek MAiD after a 2021 suicide attempt, has held farewell dinners for loved ones, and her case remains pending.