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  "title": "Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/canada-will-not-allow-assisted-suicide-for-those-with-only-mental",
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  "published": "2026-10-07T18:57:49.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370100/canada-will-not-allow-assisted-suicide-those-only-mental-illness"
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  "summary": "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. The right was extended to those suffering from serious and incurable illnesses in 2021, even if death…",
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        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness",
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        "title": "Canada suspends mental illness assisted dying plans",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Canada indefinitely suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness only",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/canada-indefinitely-suspends-plans-to-expand-assisted-dying-to-people",
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