Canada Will Not Allow Medically Assisted Suicide for People with Only Mental Illness, Justice Minister Announces
The justice minister stated that Canada will not permit medically assisted suicide for individuals whose sole condition is a mental illness, an announcement made on Wednesday as the government aims to conclude discussions on a highly contentious healthcare topic.
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According to the South China Morning Post, the justice minister announced on Wednesday that Canada will not allow medically assisted suicide for people whose only condition is mental illness. This decision, intended to close debate on one of the nation's most controversial healthcare issues, follows the initial plan to allow assisted death regardless of condition by 2024, which was pushed back three years due to concerns about the mental health system's readiness.
Canada had legalized assisted dying for those at the end of life in 2016. This right was subsequently expanded in 2021 to include those experiencing serious and incurable illnesses, even if their death was not considered
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