Canada to indefinitely exclude mental illness as sole condition from medical assistance in dying
Canada will advance legislation indefinitely excluding people whose sole condition is mental illness from medical assistance in dying.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished19:00 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished19:00 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
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Canada to indefinitely exclude mental illness as sole condition from medical assistance in dying
Key points
- Canada to advance legislation barring access to medical assistance in dying for those whose sole condition is mental illness.
- Current exclusion aimed to be kept indefinitely, with government saying no perfect consensus on expansion.
- Committee previously recommended expanding access but also urged more mental health services
- Legislation considers advance requests for certain illnesses, not universally permitted yet by provinces
- Health and legal experts warn case could affect ongoing court challenge by Dying With Dignity Canada
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Canada will advance legislation indefinitely excluding people whose sole condition is mental illness from medical assistance in dying.