Canada to extend assisted dying exclusion for people whose sole condition is mental illness
Legislation an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted death Canada’s federal government said Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness from accessing euthanasia, an effort by the ruling Liberal party to address a clash in the country over who has access to physician-assisted death.…
Canada's federal government has announced plans to extend the exclusion of people with mental illness from access to doctor-assisted death, according to legislation being advanced by the ruling Liberal party. Currently, individuals whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness are barred from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) to end their lives. However, this ban, set to expire in March, has sparked division among lawmakers regarding whether to permit this expansion of the MAID program.
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