Claire Brosseau — a former actress who’s credited on projects starring James Franco and Daniel Stern — is begging a Canadian court to let her end her own life.
She filed an emergency motion with the court Monday to receive medically-assisted suicide, saying her sole underlying cause is “unbearable” mental illness … Canada’s CTV News reports.
Claire spoke outside the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, saying her severe bipolar and post-traumatic stress disorders have caused “unrelenting suffering.”
She explained … “Every morning I wake up I don’t think I’m going to make it through the day.”
In Canada, medical assistance in dying — shortened to MAID — is allowed … but there are “very specific circumstances and rules” and you “must meet specific eligibility criteria,” according to the government’s website.
To be eligible for MAID, you need to have a “grievous and irremediable” medical condition. That means — according to the Canadian government — you need to have a serious illness, disease or disability and be in an irreversible and “advanced state of decline.”
But the government says you can’t be eligible if your only medical condition is a mental illness.
That eligibility exclusion expires in March 2027 … but Claire says she can’t wait until then and is requesting an exemption.
She said … “I want to be clear about what these delays mean for me personally. Every month of delay is another month is suffering that I am told I must simply endure.”
According to CTV News, the government has put off expanding eligibility a few times. Her lawyer Michael Fenrick is hoping Claire will get a court date before the summer.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.
