{"id":"e82bfee2-ac41-48ca-9064-65355b18ae0d","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370100/canada-will-not-allow-assisted-suicide-those-only-mental-illness","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness","plainHeadline":"Canada will prohibit assisted suicide when mental illness is the sole condition.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced a plan to prohibit the practice for those with only mental illness.","Canada previously expanded eligibility to include serious, incurable illnesses in 2021.","Implementation had been delayed to ensure mental health systems are prepared.","The government had considered allowing expansion by 2024 before delaying it.","Advisory panel warned about lack of mental health support and access concerns."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T18:57:49.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T19:44:48.801Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d3de3d8f-dfe0-4428-80a6-9111dab7e5c2","storyId":"d3de3d8f-dfe0-4428-80a6-9111dab7e5c2","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/08/fba399e0-8224-4eac-82c1-f09c3f2fadf1_b78d2a15.jpg?itok=iu14kJtO&v=1791399464","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Canada will not allow medically assisted suicide for people whose only condition is mental illness, the justice minister said on Wednesday, seeking to close debate on one of the country’s most controversial healthcare issues. Canada legalised assisted dying for those at the end of life in 2016."}