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Canada suspends assisted dying expansion for mental illness
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Canada's federal government says it will legislate to indefinitely bar assisted dying for people whose sole condition is mental illness, while working to permit some advance requests before loss of capacity. A court challenge remains pending.
2 sourcesBBC News, The GuardianUpdated
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Canada will indefinitely suspend plans to expand medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is mental illness.
2 of 2 sources“his government would indefinitely bar people whose sole condition is mental illness from accessing the program”
Canadians whose sole condition is mental illness will not be able to access assisted dying by March 2027 as previously planned.
2 of 2 sources“that ban – due to be lifted in March – has divided lawmakers”