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Canada indefinitely bars mental illness as sole basis for euthanasia
Original: Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia
Canada has decided to indefinitely postpone allowing mental illness alone to qualify someone for medical assistance in dying, keeping the current exclusion in place rather than setting a new start date. The move, first reported by The Guardian, follows years of public and political debate over whether psychiatric conditions can ever meet euthanasia criteria, and comes amid scrutiny of the country's assisted dying programme by disability advocates, doctors and provincial governments.
Why now: Ottawa has just confirmed the indefinite delay, reigniting the long-running debate over expanding Canada's euthanasia law.
CanadaMedical Assistance in DyingThe Guardian
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