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Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia

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Briefings

Canada's federal government announced new legislation to permanently bar mental illness as the sole reason for access to physician-assisted death, a move intended to resolve a political conflict over expanding the medical assistance in dying program. The ban, scheduled to be lifted in March, currently excludes individuals whose only medical condition is mental illness, though the specific timeline for lifting the ban remains uncertain. The article provides international crisis contact information but does not specify the location of the Canadian government or the specific details of the legislative process.

Key points

• Canada's federal government announced new legislation to permanently bar mental illness as the sole reason for access to physician-assisted death.
• The ban, scheduled to be lifted in March, currently excludes individuals whose only medical condition is mental illness.

Context

This legislation represents an effort by the ruling Liberal party to address a political clash over who has access to physician-assisted death in Canada. The current rules bar people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness from accessing medical assistance in dying (Maid) to end their lives, though the specific timeline for lifting the ban remains uncertain.

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The evidence is limited to a single article from October 2026. It does not specify the location of the Canadian government or the specific details of the legislative process. The article provides international crisis contact information but does not specify the location of the Canadian government or the specific details of the legislative process.

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