{
  "id": 12666693,
  "title": "Key dates in the evolution of Canada’s medically assisted dying laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/key-dates-in-the-evolution-of-canadas-medically-assisted-dying-laws",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:27:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/07/key-dates-in-the-evolution-of-canadas-medically-assisted-dying-laws/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "OTTAWA — Canadian Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced two major decisions for the \"path forward\" in medically assisted dying on Wednesday. Fraser said the government has decided not to proceed with expanding MAID to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness. He also said the government would table legislation to allow people to give advance…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}