Canada suspends expansion of assisted dying to mental illness
They publishedCanada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
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Who
What
- Canada will indefinitely suspend plans to expand MAiD to those with mental illness as the sole condition.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser cited lack of consensus on eligibility as the reason.
- A federal court case challenges the government's delay in access to Maid for mental illness.
- The March 2027 target for expansion is now scrapped; new law to suspend expansion indefinitely.
- The government intends to allow advance requests for those with progressing incurable illness, where possible.
Where
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (outlet HQ)
topics: Politics, Health · language: eng
topics: Politics, Health · language: eng
When
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